Where does “guvernørpost” come from?
guvernørpost (Danish) comes from Danish post, from Middle Low German post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta, from Italian posto, from Latin positus, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō.
guvernørpost (Danish): A governorship
Definitions
- A governorship
Ancestry of “guvernørpost”, step by step
guvernørpost traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish post
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | post | post; post, mail; postman |
| 2 | Middle Low German | post | — |
| 3 | Middle French | poste | — |
| 4 | Italian | posta | mail, post; post office; stakes |
| 5 | Italian | posto | place, spot |
| 6 | Latin | positus | placed; ordained |
| 7 | Latin | pōnō | to place; to put; to lay |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | poznō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | pozinō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | sinō | — |
via Danish guvernør
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | guvernør | A governor |
| 2 | French | gouverneur | governor |
| 3 | Middle French | gouverneur | governor |
| 4 | Old French | gouvreneur | governor; steersman |
| 5 | Latin | gubernātor | Helmsman or pilot of a boat |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κυβερνήτης | captain, steersman, pilot, navigator; guide,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |