Where does “postimerkkeilijä” come from?
postimerkkeilijä (Finnish) comes from Finnish postimerkkeillä, from Finnish postimerkki, from Finnish posti, from Swedish post, from German posten, from English post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta — passed , crossed.
postimerkkeilijä (Finnish): philatelist
Definitions
- philatelist
Ancestry of “postimerkkeilijä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | postimerkkeillä | to do philately |
| 2 | Finnish | postimerkki | stamp, postage stamp |
| 3 | Finnish | posti | post, postal service; post office; mail |
| 4 | Swedish | post | postal office; an organization delivering mail... |
| 5 | German | posten | to post; inflection of posen: ##... |
| 6 | English | post | A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground;... |
| 7 | Middle French | poste | — |
| 8 | Italian | posta | mail, post; post office; stakes |
| 9 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 10 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 11 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |