What is the origin of the word postbellum?

Question

Bellum isn't a word so where does it come from?

Answer 1

Etymology = post-bellum
L post {after} + bellum {war}

In the United States, of the period following the Civil War, especially used in reference to the South.

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Etymology = bellum
From older form duellum
bellum (genitive belli); n, second declension war
Sī vīs pācem, parā bellum : If you want peace, prepare war (Flavius Vegetius).


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Answer 2

bellum is a latin word which means war
and post means after

Answer 3

actually, bellum is a word, it is Latin for was
post is Latin for after
therefore, antebellum is the period before war, almost always refers to the American civil war these days

Answer 4

Latin: post = before + bellum = war

After the war.

Answer 5

I think it means "after the Civil War".

Answer 6

"Post" means "after", such as post-mordem. (opposite of "Pre", which means "before, such as Pre-Marital)

and the primary Latin root word "Bell" means "war", so when you put if together it means "after war".