Where does “e-posto” come from?
e-posto (Ido) comes from Ido posto, from English post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta, from Italian posto, from Latin positus, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō.
e-posto (Ido): e-mail
Definitions
Ancestry of “e-posto”, step by step
e-posto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ido posto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ido | posto | postal service, post, mail |
| 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 | — |
via Ido e
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ido | e | Apocopic form of ed |