Where does “Luftpostbriefkasten” come from?
Luftpostbriefkasten (German) comes from German Luftpost, from German Post, from English post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta, from Italian posto, from Latin positus, from Latin pōnō.
Luftpostbriefkasten (German): airmail mailbox
Definitions
- airmail mailbox
Ancestry of “Luftpostbriefkasten”, step by step
Luftpostbriefkasten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Luftpost
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Luftpost | airmail postal system |
| 2 | German | Post | post; post office; Obsolete form of Porst |
| 3 | English | post | A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground;... |
| 4 | Middle French | poste | — |
| 5 | Italian | posta | mail, post; post office; stakes |
| 6 | Italian | posto | place, spot |
| 7 | Latin | positus | placed; ordained |
| 8 | Latin | pōnō | to place; to put; to lay |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | poznō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | pozinō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | sinō | — |
via German Briefkasten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Briefkasten | mailbox, letterbox |
| 2 | German | brief | letter (written message) |
| 3 | Middle High German | brief | — |
| 4 | Old High German | briaf | — |
| 5 | Latin | breve | nominative neuter singular of brevis; accusative... |
| 6 | Latin | brevis | short, small, little, narrow; brief, short;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *breɣʷis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mréǵʰus | short; brief |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mreǵʰ- | short |