Where does “postiller” come from?

postiller (English) comes from English ER, from Turkish er, from Ottoman Turkish ایر, from Old Anatolian Turkish ایر, from Proto-Turkic ēder — saddle.

postiller (English): A writer of notes in the margin of a book

Definitions

  1. A writer of notes in the margin of a book

Ancestry of “postiller”, step by step

postiller traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle

via English postil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpostilA Bible commentary written in its margins; A...
2Frenchpostillemarginal note
3Medieval Latinpostilla
4Latinpost illa
Every word from Proto-Turkic ēderEvery word from Old Anatolian Turkish ایرEvery word from Ottoman Turkish ایر