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Where does “e-posto” come from?

e-posto (Ido) comes from Ido posto, from English post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo- — passed , crossed.

e-posto (Ido): e-mail

Definitions

  1. e-mail

Ancestry of “e-posto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Idopostopostal service, post, mail
2EnglishpostA long dowel or plank protruding from the ground;...
3Middle Frenchposte—
4Italianpostamail, post; post office; stakes
5Latinprobāre—
6Latinprobō—
7LatinProbus—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-bhwo-being in front, prominent
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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