Where does “post” come from?
post (Catalan) comes from Latin postus, from Latin positus, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō, from Proto-Italic sinō.
post (Catalan): board, plank
Definitions
- board, plank
Ancestry of “post”, step by step
post traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin postus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | postus | — |
| 2 | Latin | positus | placed; ordained |
| 3 | Latin | pōnō | to place; to put; to lay |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | poznō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pozinō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | sinō | — |
via Latin postis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | postis | post, doorpost, doorjamb |