Old English æfter "after, next, throughout, following in time, later," from Old English of "off" (see of) + -ter, a comparative suffix; thus the original meaning was "more awa [..]

later; behind; following on

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Something that is after is behind in place, subsequent to in time or order.

(adj) located farther aft(adv) happening at a time subsequent to a reference time(adv) behind or in the rear

  That which is farthest aft, as after fire room.    

refers to something aft, particularly when it is the furthest aft thing of its kind. On land, the back room is a room far at the back of the house. Aboard ship, an after compartment is a compartment f [..]

The state of being aft, as after-sail, after-leech, after-side, &c.   After Body.-- The part of a vessel abaft her midship section.   After End.-- The stern end of a vessel or anything else, or th [..]

adv. "after, afterwards, later," s.v. after adv. and prep. OED. KEY: after@adv

adv 75 after 72 aftir 3

conj. "after; according to, to the degree that," s.v. after adv. and prep. OED. KEY: after@conj

conj 39 after 32 aftir 7

prep. "after, next; in order to get, for; according to, in conformity with; in imitation of, like," s.v. after adv. and prep. OED. KEY: after@prep

prep 348 after 331 aftir 17

<prefix> Subsequently in time or place; behind; afterward; as, he follows after. After is prefixed to many words, forming compounds, but retaining its usual signification. The prefix may be adverbial, prepositional, or adjectival; as in after-described, after-dinner, after-part. The hyphen is sometimes needlessly used to connect the adjective [..]

(dated) Later; second (of two); next, following, subsequent * '''1834''',and the related preposition isgmh|after, fromgoh|after

(anatomy,formal|literary) anus ''[Feigwarzen] können sowohl am After als auch im Geschlechtsbereich sitzen.'' [http://www.chirurgie-portal.de/allgemeinchirurgie/after-analthrombose-feigwarzen-mari [..]