myEtymology.com: French etymology of posterne

Etymology of the French word posterne

the Old French word posterne

derived from the Old French word posterle

derived from the Late Latin word posterula

derived from the Latin word posterus (coming after, following, next; descendants; posterity, future generations)

derived from the Medieval Latin word post

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *apo-

English postern

Word found in Old French