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Where does “apostil” come from?

apostil (English) comes from French postille, from Medieval Latin postilla, from Latin post illa.

apostil (English): A marginal note; a gloss; A method of...

Definitions

  1. A marginal note; a gloss; A method of...

Ancestry of “apostil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpostillemarginal note
2Medieval Latinpostilla—
3Latinpost illa—
Every word from Latin post illa →