posterior

/posteˈɾjoɾ/ · B2 · adj

posterior, later

⏭️ posterior = post (after) + -erior; Latin posterior, 'coming after'

Spanish posterior shares the root post- with postpone, postscript and post-war, all about 'after'. Think of the P.S. at the end of a letter: it comes after, so it is posterior.

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