Where does “post” come from?
post (Danish) comes from Middle Low German post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
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 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 6 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via French poste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | poste | post office; mail, postal service/system; job,... |