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Where does “postalement” come from?

postalement (French) comes from French postal, 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- — passed , crossed.

postalement (French): postally

Definitions

  1. postally

Ancestry of “postalement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpostalpostal
2Frenchpostepost office; mail, postal service/system; job,...
3Italianpostamail, post; post office; stakes
4Latinprobāre—
5Latinprobō—
6LatinProbus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-bhwo-being in front, prominent
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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