Where does “postur” come from?
postur (Faroese) comes from Danish post, from Middle Low German post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo- — passed , crossed.
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 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 7 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |