Where does “doorlaatpost” come from?
doorlaatpost (Dutch) comes from Dutch post, from English post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta, from Italian posto, from Latin positus, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō.
doorlaatpost (Dutch): checkpoint
Definitions
- checkpoint
Ancestry of “doorlaatpost”, step by step
doorlaatpost traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch post
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | post | Mail; A mail office, a post office; A location or... |
| 2 | English | post | A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground;... |
| 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 Dutch doorlaten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | doorlaten | to let through, to allow to pass |
| 2 | Dutch | laten | to leave, to cause to remain in the same position... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | laten | to leave, to cause to remain in the same position... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | lātan | to leave (behind, over) |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | lātan | to let, to allow; to leave alone |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lētaną | to let, to allow; to leave alone |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₁d- | to be tired |