Where does “kuriiriposti” come from?
kuriiriposti (Finnish) comes from Finnish posti, from Swedish post, from German posten, from English post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta, from Italian posto, from Latin positus.
kuriiriposti (Finnish): courier mail, diplomatic mail
Definitions
- courier mail, diplomatic mail
Ancestry of “kuriiriposti”, step by step
kuriiriposti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish posti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | posti | post, postal service; post office; mail |
| 2 | Swedish | post | postal office; an organization delivering mail... |
| 3 | German | posten | to post; inflection of posen: ##... |
| 4 | English | post | A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground;... |
| 5 | Middle French | poste | — |
| 6 | Italian | posta | mail, post; post office; stakes |
| 7 | Italian | posto | place, spot |
| 8 | Latin | positus | placed; ordained |
| 9 | Latin | pōnō | to place; to put; to lay |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | poznō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | pozinō | — |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | sinō | — |
via Finnish kuriiri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kuriiri | courier |
| 2 | French | courrier | messenger, courier; mail |
| 3 | Old French | corier | — |
| 4 | Italian | corriere | messenger; courier; plover |
| 5 | Italian | correre | to run; to hurry, rush |
| 6 | Latin | currō | to run |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |