Where does “bearposting” come from?
bearposting (English) comes from English posting, from English post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta, from Italian posto, from Latin positus, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō.
bearposting (English): A media usage practice consisting of positioning oneself in expectation of market downturns and thus magnifying disagreeable outcomes
Definitions
- A media usage practice consisting of positioning oneself in expectation of market downturns and thus magnifying disagreeable outcomes
Ancestry of “bearposting”, step by step
bearposting traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English posting
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | posting | present participle of post; The action of the... |
| 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 English bear
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bear | A large omnivorous mammal, related to the dog and... |
| 2 | Middle English | bere | bear; To pierce |
| 3 | Old English | bere | barley; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 4 | Old English | tūn | enclosure, yard; place; dwelling |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | tūn | fence |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tūną | fence; enclosure |
| 7 | Gaulish | dunum | fort; hill, hillfort |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |