Where does “kenttäpostikirje” come from?
kenttäpostikirje (Finnish) comes from Finnish kenttäposti, from Finnish posti, from Swedish post, from German posten, from English post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta, from Latin probāre — passed , crossed.
kenttäpostikirje (Finnish): field post letter, field mail letter
Definitions
- field post letter, field mail letter
Ancestry of “kenttäpostikirje”, step by step
kenttäpostikirje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kenttäposti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kenttäposti | field post, field mail |
| 2 | Finnish | posti | post, postal service; post office; mail |
| 3 | Swedish | post | postal office; an organization delivering mail... |
| 4 | German | posten | to post; inflection of posen: ##... |
| 5 | English | post | A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground;... |
| 6 | Middle French | poste | — |
| 7 | Italian | posta | mail, post; post office; stakes |
| 8 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 9 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 10 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |