Where does “postituslista” come from?
postituslista (Finnish) comes from Finnish postitus, from Finnish postittaa, from Finnish posti, from Swedish post, from German posten, from English post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta.
postituslista (Finnish): mailing list, distribution list
Definitions
- mailing list, distribution list
Ancestry of “postituslista”, step by step
postituslista traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish postitus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | postitus | mailing |
| 2 | Finnish | postittaa | to mail |
| 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 | Italian | posto | place, spot |
| 10 | Latin | positus | placed; ordained |
| 11 | Latin | pōnō | to place; to put; to lay |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | poznō | — |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | pozinō | — |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | sinō | — |