Where does “posta” come from?

posta (Italian) comes from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

posta (Italian): mail, post; post office; stakes

Definitions

  1. mail, post; post office; stakes

Ancestry of “posta”, step by step

posta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin probāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprobāre—
2Latinprobōto approve, permit, commend
3LatinProbusgood, serviceable, excellent, superior, able
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-bhwo-being in front, prominent
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Italian posto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpostoplace, spot
2Latinpositusplaced; ordained
3Latinpōnōto place; to put; to lay
4Proto-Italicpoznō—
5Proto-Italicpozinō—
6Proto-Italicsinō—

Words derived from “posta”

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