Where does “palautuspostimerkki” come from?
palautuspostimerkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish postimerkki, from Finnish posti, from Swedish post, from German posten, from English post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta, from Latin probāre — passed , crossed.
palautuspostimerkki (Finnish): postage stamp for returning mail
Definitions
- postage stamp for returning mail
Ancestry of “palautuspostimerkki”, step by step
palautuspostimerkki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish postimerkki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | postimerkki | stamp, postage stamp |
| 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 |