Where does “prepozicio” come from?
prepozicio (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto pozicio, 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.
prepozicio (Esperanto): preposition
Definitions
- preposition
Ancestry of “prepozicio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | pozicio | position |
| 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 |