Where does “postino” come from?

postino (Italian) comes from Italian posta, from Italian posto, from Latin positus, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō, from Proto-Italic sinō.

postino (Italian): postman, mailman

Definitions

  1. postman, mailman

Ancestry of “postino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpostamail, post; post office; stakes
2Italianpostoplace, spot
3Latinpositusplaced; ordained
4Latinpōnōto place; to put; to lay
5Proto-Italicpoznō—
6Proto-Italicpozinō—
7Proto-Italicsinō—
Every word from Proto-Italic sinō →Every word from Proto-Italic pozinō →Every word from Proto-Italic poznō →