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
- position
Ancestry of “pozicio”, step by step
pozicio traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish pozować
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | pozować | to pose |
| 2 | Polish | poza | beyond, out of; except; pose, posture |
| 3 | Polish | za | behind; for, after; in, for |
| 4 | Polish | w | in, at, on; into, in; on |
| 5 | Polish | reszta | rest; change; remainder |
| 6 | German | Rest | rest, remainder, remnant; radical |
| 7 | Italian | resto | rest, remainder, balance |
| 8 | Italian | restare | to stay; to remain |
| 9 | Latin | restō | to stand firm; to stay behind |
| 10 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 11 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 12 | Latin | dūcō | to lead, guide, conduct, lead away |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | doukō | lead |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | déwketi | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |
via English Position
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Position | A place or location |
| 2 | Middle English | posicioun | Position or location on the body; A announcement... |
| 3 | Old French | posicion | — |
| 4 | Latin | positiō | position, place |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via French position
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | position | position |