Where does “Posthornschnecke” come from?

Posthornschnecke (German) comes from German Posthorn, from German Post, from English post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus — passed , crossed.

Posthornschnecke (German): great ramshorn, Planorbarius corneus, a...

Definitions

  1. great ramshorn, Planorbarius corneus, a...

Ancestry of “Posthornschnecke”, step by step

Posthornschnecke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Posthorn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPosthornpost horn
2GermanPostpost; post office; Obsolete form of Porst
3EnglishpostA long dowel or plank protruding from the ground;...
4Middle Frenchposte
5Italianpostamail, post; post office; stakes
6Latinprobāre
7Latinprobōto approve, permit, commend
8LatinProbusgood, serviceable, excellent, superior, able
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-bhwo-being in front, prominent
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
12Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German Schnecke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchneckesnail, slug; An attractive woman; chick; The...
2Middle High Germansnëcke
3Old High Germansneggo
4Proto-Germanicsneggôsnail
5Proto-Germanic-gôAppended to verbs and adjectives to create nouns,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European por-
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