Where does “poster” come from?
poster (Dutch) comes from Dutch posten, from Dutch post, from English post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta, from Italian posto, from Latin positus, from Latin pōnō.
poster (Dutch): One who sets out posts, such as sentinels; A...
Definitions
- One who sets out posts, such as sentinels; A...
Ancestry of “poster”, step by step
poster traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch posten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | posten | to post, to mail; to post, place sentinels etc;... |
| 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 | Italian | posto | place, spot |
| 7 | Latin | positus | placed; ordained |
| 8 | Latin | pōnō | to place; to put; to lay |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | poznō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | pozinō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | sinō | — |
via English poster
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | poster | A picture of a celebrity, an event etc., intended... |
| 2 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 3 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 4 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 5 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |