Where does “postitoimisto” come from?
postitoimisto (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.
postitoimisto (Finnish): post office
Definitions
- post office
Ancestry of “postitoimisto”, step by step
postitoimisto 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 toimisto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | toimisto | office |
| 2 | Finnish | Toimi | chore, task, job, duty |
| 3 | Finnish | toimi | chore, task, job, duty; activities, business,... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | toimi | work, task, chore |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | toodak | to bring |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | toxe- | to bring, give |
| 7 | Hungarian | -ik | Specifies "which" one of a specific set of... |