Where does “postipalveluvene” come from?
postipalveluvene (Finnish) comes from Finnish postipalvelu, from Finnish posti, from Swedish post, from German posten, from English post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta, from Latin probāre — passed , crossed.
postipalveluvene (Finnish): post office boat, floating post office
Definitions
- post office boat, floating post office
Ancestry of “postipalveluvene”, step by step
postipalveluvene traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish postipalvelu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | postipalvelu | postal service |
| 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 |