Where does “pozisto” come from?
pozisto (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto pozi, from Polish pozować, from Polish poza, from Polish za, from Polish w, from Polish reszta, from German Rest, from Italian resto — to produce; to yield; to give.
pozisto (Esperanto): poser, model
Definitions
- poser, model
Ancestry of “pozisto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | pozi | to pose for painting, photography, etc |
| 2 | Polish | pozować | to pose |
| 3 | Polish | poza | beyond, out of; except; pose, posture |
| 4 | Polish | za | behind; for, after; in, for |
| 5 | Polish | w | in, at, on; into, in; on |
| 6 | Polish | reszta | rest; change; remainder |
| 7 | German | Rest | rest, remainder, remnant; radical |
| 8 | Italian | resto | rest, remainder, balance |
| 9 | Italian | restare | to stay; to remain |
| 10 | Latin | restō | to stand firm; to stay behind |
| 11 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 12 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 13 | French | produire | to produce, to yield; to happen, take place; to... |
| 14 | Middle French | produire | to produce; to yield; to give |