Where does “Zustellpostamt” come from?
Zustellpostamt (German) comes from German Postamt, from German Post, from English post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta, from Italian posto, from Latin positus, from Latin pōnō.
Zustellpostamt (German): delivering post office
Definitions
- delivering post office
Ancestry of “Zustellpostamt”, step by step
Zustellpostamt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Postamt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Postamt | post office, postal service |
| 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 | — |