postero-

See also: postero and posterò

English

Alternative forms

• posterio-

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *pós

Proto-Indo-European *-ti

Proto-Indo-European *pósti

Proto-Italic *posti

Old Latin poste

Latin post

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.

Prefix

postero-

1. posterior; back

Antonyms

• antero-, anterio- (the opposite direction)

Coordinate terms

• ventri-
• dorso- (same direction in bipeds; homologous direction in nonbipedal animals)

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with postero-

posteroanterior

posteroapical

posteroapically

posterobasal

posterobuccal

posterobuccally

posterocaudal

posterocentral

posteroconid

posterocortical

posterocranial

posterodistal

posterodorsal

posterodorsolateral

posterodorsomedial

posterodorsomedian

posteroexternal

posteroflexid

posteroflexus

posterofrontal

posterograde

posteroinferior

posterointermediate

posterointernal

posterolabial

posterolateral

posterolaterodorsal

posterolateroventral

posterolateroventrally

posterolingual

posteroloph

posterolophid

posteromedial

posteromedian

posteromesal

posteromesial

posteromesially

posteropalmar

posteroparietal

posteroplantar

posteroplantarly

posteroproximal

posteroproximally

posteroseptum

posterostylid

posterosublateral

posterosubmedial

posterosuperior

posterosuperiorly

posteroventral

posteroventricular

posteroventrolateral

posteroventromedial

Related terms

• post- (cognate)

Translations

posterior; back

• Polish: postero-
• Spanish: postero-

Anagrams

• poorest, pooters, protose, stooper, troopes

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /posteɾo/ [pos.t̪e.ɾo]
• Syllabification: pos‧te‧ro-

Prefix

postero-

1. postero-

Derived terms

Spanish terms prefixed with postero-

posteroinferior

posterosuperior