Where does “POS” come from?
POS (Italian) comes from English pos, from English po, from Middle English po, from Old English pāwa, from Proto-Germanic pāwô, from Latin pāvō, from Ancient Greek ταώς — peacock; type of fish.
POS (Italian): card reader
Definitions
- card reader
Ancestry of “POS”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pos | Clipping of positive; Clipping of HIV positive;... |
| 2 | English | po | A peacock; A chamberpot |
| 3 | Middle English | po | peacock |
| 4 | Old English | pāwa | peacock |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | pāwô | peacock, peafowl |
| 6 | Latin | pāvō | peacock, peafowl; a bird associated with Argus and sacred to Hera or Juno; eaten as a delicacy |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ταώς | peacock; type of fish |