Where does “pusta” come from?
pusta (Cebuano) comes from Spanish apostar, from Spanish postar, from Italian postare, from Swedish post, from German posten, from English post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta — passed , crossed.
pusta (Cebuano): bet, gamble, stake, wager; To place a bet, to...
Definitions
- bet, gamble, stake, wager; To place a bet, to...
Ancestry of “pusta”, step by step
pusta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish apostar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | apostar | to bet; to post |
| 2 | Spanish | postar | to bet |
| 3 | Italian | postare | to post |
| 4 | Swedish | post | postal office; an organization delivering mail... |
| 5 | German | posten | to post; inflection of posen: ##... |
| 6 | English | post | A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground;... |
| 7 | Middle French | poste | — |
| 8 | Italian | posta | mail, post; post office; stakes |
| 9 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 10 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 11 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Cebuano putosa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | putosa | — |