Where does “urphost” come from?
urphost (Irish) comes from Irish post, from English post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta, from Italian posto, from Latin positus, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō.
urphost (Irish): outpost
Definitions
- outpost
Ancestry of “urphost”, step by step
urphost traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish post
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | post | timber post, stake; post, letter carrier; post;... |
| 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 Irish úr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | úr | fresh; new; free, liberal; moist |
| 2 | Old Irish | ór | gold |
| 3 | Latin | aurum | gold; any object made of gold, such as a gold... |
| 4 | Latin | ausum | nominative neuter singular of ausus; accusative... |
| 5 | Latin | ausus | dared, having dared, ventured, having ventured,... |
| 6 | Latin | audeō | to dare, venture, risk |
| 7 | Latin | avidus | Greedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,... |
| 8 | Latin | -idus | tending to |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *-iðos | — |