Where does “spoedpost” come from?
spoedpost (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.
spoedpost (Dutch): A type of healthcare facility, located on hospital premises, that screens walk-in patients and refers them either to an out-of-hours general practitioner or to the emergency department, with the aim of reducing capacity pressures on the latter
Definitions
- A type of healthcare facility, located on hospital premises, that screens walk-in patients and refers them either to an out-of-hours general practitioner or to the emergency department, with the aim of reducing capacity pressures on the latter
Ancestry of “spoedpost”, step by step
spoedpost 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 spoed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | spoed | speed; hurry, haste; thread pitch |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | spoet | progress, success, good outcome; luck,... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | spuot | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | spōdi | hurry, rush; success, prosperity |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | spōan | to succeed, prosper |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | spōaną | to prosper, succeed, be happy |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | spéh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |