posterity

/pɒsˈteɹəti/po-STEH-ruh-tee

/pɑsˈtɛɹəti/pah-STEH-ruh-tee

Meaningthose who come after

Common meaning: future generations

postercoming afterLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1405 · scan
itynoun ending: being so, the quality of

Journey through time

Latinposterus, -a, -um‘coming after’
Old Frenchposteritesource
Englishposterity‘future generations’ · today

poster also in: posterior

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin posterus ‘coming after’.

Roots

posterus, -a, -um Latin “coming after”

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