myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of postpositus

Etymology of the Latin word postpositus

the Latin word postpositus

derived from the Latin word postponere (neglect; disregard; put after)

derived from the Latin word ponere (esteem, value, count; lay; found; put, lay down; put, place, set; specify, put down; cite)

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

using the Latin prefix post-

derived from the Medieval Latin word post

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

Portuguese posposto, Spanish pospuesto