Where does “post” come from?
post (Danish) comes 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, from Proto-Italic pozinō.
post (Danish): post; post, mail; postman
Definitions
- post; post, mail; postman
Ancestry of “post”, step by step
post traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Low German post
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | post | — |
| 2 | Middle French | poste | — |
| 3 | Italian | posta | mail, post; post office; stakes |
| 4 | Italian | posto | place, spot |
| 5 | Latin | positus | placed; ordained |
| 6 | Latin | pōnō | to place; to put; to lay |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | poznō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pozinō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | sinō | — |
via French poste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | poste | post office; mail, postal service/system; job,... |