Where does “postentry” come from?
postentry (English) comes from English post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta, from Italian posto, from Latin positus, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō.
postentry (English): After entry into anything; An additional or...
Definitions
- After entry into anything; An additional or...
Ancestry of “postentry”, step by step
postentry traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English post
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | post | A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground;... |
| 2 | Middle French | poste | — |
| 3 | Italian | posta | mail, post; post office; stakes |
| 4 | Italian | posto | place, spot |
| 5 | Latin | positus | placed; ordained |
| 6 | Latin | pōnō | to place; to put; to lay |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | poznō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pozinō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | sinō | — |
via English Entry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Entry | The act of entering |
| 2 | Middle English | entre | Entrance, entry; movement into |
| 3 | Old French | entree | — |
| 4 | Latin | intrō | to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate |
| 5 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 6 | Latin | interus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |