Afterparty
/ˈæf.tərˌpɑːr.ti/noun
A social gathering held after another event, especially after a performance or party.
Did you know?Afterparty is a straightforward modern compound, but it inherits the ancient power of the root *per-* (“to go through, pass”), the same deep source behind words like party’s distant cousins in European languages.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*per-
“to go through, pass over”
Latin
Latin
post
“after, behind”
Old English
English
æfter
“after, later, following”
Middle English
English
party
“a social gathering or faction”
Late 20th Century
English
afterparty
“an event held after another party or performance”