Where does “Restposten” come from?
Restposten (German) comes from German Rest, from Italian resto, from Italian restare, from Latin restō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
Restposten (German): remainder
Definitions
- remainder
Ancestry of “Restposten”, step by step
Restposten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Rest
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Rest | rest, remainder, remnant; radical |
| 2 | Italian | resto | rest, remainder, balance |
| 3 | Italian | restare | to stay; to remain |
| 4 | Latin | restō | to stand firm; to stay behind |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via German posten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | posten | to post; inflection of posen: ##... |
| 2 | English | post | A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground;... |
| 3 | Middle French | poste | — |
| 4 | Italian | posta | mail, post; post office; stakes |
| 5 | Italian | posto | place, spot |
| 6 | Latin | positus | placed; ordained |
| 7 | Latin | pōnō | to place; to put; to lay |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | poznō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | pozinō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | sinō | — |