Latin post meaning: after, behind, later
positive from Latin ponere, positum meaning:
    ponere to place (like in postpone),
    past participle positum ("put, placed") which gave us position, imposition, supposition, exposition....

au)tourgo_j ga&r e0stin.7
777For he is an independent farmer
o( me\n ga_r a)gro_j mikro&j e0stin, o( de\ po&noj makro&j7
777For the field on the one hand is small, while work is long.