Where does “postur” come from?
postur (Faroese) comes from Danish post, from Middle Low German post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta, from Italian posto, from Latin positus, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō.
postur (Faroese): post, postal service, postal system; mail;...
Definitions
- post, postal service, postal system; mail;...
Ancestry of “postur”, step by step
postur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish post
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | post | post; post, mail; postman |
| 2 | Middle Low German | post | — |
| 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 | — |