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 Italian posto, from Latin positus, from Latin pōnō.
Posthornschnecke (German): great ramshorn, Planorbarius corneus, a...
Definitions
- great ramshorn, Planorbarius corneus, a...
Ancestry of “Posthornschnecke”, step by step
Posthornschnecke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Posthorn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Posthorn | post horn |
| 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 | — |