Where does “Rohrpostanlage” come from?
Rohrpostanlage (German) comes from German Rohrpost, from German Post, from English post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus — passed , crossed.
Rohrpostanlage (German): pneumatic post system
Definitions
- pneumatic post system
Ancestry of “Rohrpostanlage”, step by step
Rohrpostanlage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Rohrpost
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Rohrpost | pneumatic post |
| 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 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 8 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via German Anlage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Anlage | public green area, site, park, garden; plant,... |
| 2 | German | anlegen | to create; to put on; to start a fight with |
| 3 | German | an | on; upon; at; in; against; by; near; close to;... |
| 4 | Middle High German | āne | without |
| 5 | Old High German | āna | without |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |