Where does “posied” come from?
posied (English) comes from English ED, from Japanese エンディング, from English ending, from Middle English ending, from Middle English endyng, from Old English endung, from Old English endian, from Proto-Germanic andijōną — on, onto.
posied (English): Furnished or inscribed with a posy
Definitions
- Furnished or inscribed with a posy
Ancestry of “posied”, step by step
posied traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ED
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ED | Initialism of erectile dysfunction; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Japanese | エンディング | ending, especially of a broadcast or performance |
| 3 | English | ending | A termination or conclusion; The last part of... |
| 4 | Middle English | ending | Alternative form of endyng |
| 5 | Middle English | endyng | An ending, termination, or conclusion;... |
| 6 | Old English | endung | ending |
| 7 | Old English | endian | to end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | andijōną | to end, bring to an end, finish |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via English posy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | posy | A flower; a bouquet; a nosegay; A verse of... |
| 2 | English | poesy | A poem; The class of literature comprising poems;... |
| 3 | Middle French | poesie | poetry; poem |
| 4 | Old French | poesie | — |
| 5 | Latin | poēsis | poetry |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ποίησις | poetry, poem; a creation, fabrication, production |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |