different between offshoot vs posterity

English

Etymology

From off- +? shoot.

Noun

offshoot (plural offshoots)

1. That which shoots off or separates from a main stem or branch of a plant.

   the offshoots of a tree

2. That which develops from something else.

   an offshoot of a criminal organization

Synonyms

• spin-off/spinoff

Translations

Further reading

• offshoot in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• offshoot in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• shoot off

English

Etymology

Late 14th century, from Middle French posterité, from Latin posteritas, from posterus (“following, coming after”), from post (“after”) (English post-).

Displaced Old English words such as æftergengnes, æfterweardnes, and cn?ores.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /p??st???ti/
• Rhymes: -?ti
• Rhymes: -???ti

Noun

posterity (usually uncountable, plural posterities)

1. All the future generations, especially the descendants of a specific person.

Related terms

• See post-

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