Where does “luchtpostblad” come from?
luchtpostblad (Dutch) comes from Dutch luchtpost, from Dutch post, from English post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus — passed , crossed.
luchtpostblad (Dutch): an aerogramme thin piece of paper for transit via airmail
Definitions
- an aerogramme thin piece of paper for transit via airmail
Ancestry of “luchtpostblad”, step by step
luchtpostblad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch luchtpost
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | luchtpost | airmail |
| 2 | Dutch | post | Mail; A mail office, a post office; A location or... |
| 3 | English | post | A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground;... |
| 4 | Middle French | poste | — |
| 5 | Italian | posta | mail, post; post office; stakes |
| 6 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 8 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Dutch blad
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | blad | leaf; sheet of paper, leaf; page |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | blat | leaf; page; panel |
| 3 | Old Dutch | blāt | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | blad | leaf; sheet; blade |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bladą | leaf; sheet; blade |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlh̥₃oto | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |