Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

postero-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.22 in modern English

Syllables: pos-tero-
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

posterior; back

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *posteros Latin posterus Latin posterior Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English postero- From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Latin posterior.

Inflected Forms

posterio- (alternative)

Phrases

post-

Frequently Paired Words

post- ventri- dorso-

Antonyms

antero- anterio-

Questions

What does postero- mean?: posterior; back
Where does postero- come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *posteros Latin posterus Latin posterior Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English postero- From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Latin posterior.

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