Where does “postal” come from?
postal (French) comes from French poste, from Italian posta, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.
postal (French): postal
Ancestry of “postal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | poste | post office; mail, postal service/system; job,... |
| 2 | Italian | posta | mail, post; post office; stakes |
| 3 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | probō | — |
| 5 | Latin | Probus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “postal”