Where does “posture” come from?

Posture comes from Italian postura, derived from Latin positura, meaning "a placing or positioning," from the past participle of ponere, "to place."

posture (English): The way a person holds and positions their body;...

Definitions

  1. The way a person holds and positions their body;...

Ancestry of “posture”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchposture—
2Italianposturaposture, carriage, stance
3Latinposituranominative feminine singular of positūrus;...

Words derived from “posture”

Every word from Latin positura →Every word from Italian postura →Every word from Middle French posture →