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Where does “pozicio” come from?

pozicio (Esperanto) comes from Polish pozować, from Polish poza, from Polish za, from Polish w, from Polish reszta, from German Rest, from Italian resto, from Italian restare — to pull, to draw; to lead.

pozicio (Esperanto): position

Definitions

  1. position

Ancestry of “pozicio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpozować—
2Polishpozabeyond, out of; except; pose, posture
3Polishzabehind; for, after; in, for
4Polishwin, at, on; into, in; on
5Polishresztarest; change; remainder
6GermanRestrest, remainder, remnant; radical
7Italianrestorest, remainder, balance; change, rest; remains ,...
8Italianrestareto stay; to remain
9Latinrestō—
10Latinrĕ-—
11Latinprōdūcō—
12Latindūcō—
13Proto-Italicdoukōlead
14Proto-Indo-Europeandéwketi—
15Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

Words derived from “pozicio”

  • postpozicio
  • prepozicio
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →