Where does “postvote” come from?
postvote (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.
postvote (English): After a vote
Definitions
- After a vote
Ancestry of “postvote”, step by step
postvote 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 Vote
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Vote | A person from Votia or of Votic descent |
| 2 | Latin | vōtum | promise, dedication, vow, solemn pledge |
| 3 | Latin | votus | vowed, promised; devoted to (a deity); having been vowed |
| 4 | Latin | vovere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 5 | Latin | voveo | I vow, promise; I dedicate or devote to a deity;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wogʷeō | I vow, promise; dedicate or devote to a deity; I... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wegʷʰ- | to promise, to vow; to praise |