Where does “top-poster” come from?
top-poster (English) comes from English top-post, from English post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta, from Italian posto, from Latin positus, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō.
top-poster (English): One who top-posts
Definitions
- One who top-posts
Ancestry of “top-poster”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | top-post | To post above the quoted original message; To... |
| 2 | English | post | A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground;... |
| 3 | Middle French | poste | — |
| 4 | Italian | posta | mail, post; post office; stakes |
| 5 | Italian | posto | place, spot |
| 6 | Latin | positus | placed; ordained |
| 7 | Latin | pōnō | to place; to put; to lay |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | poznō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | pozinō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | sinō | — |