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Where does “postus” come from?

postus (Latin) comes from Latin positus, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō, from Proto-Italic sinō.

Ancestry of “postus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpositusplaced; ordained
2Latinpōnō—
3Proto-Italicpoznō—
4Proto-Italicpozinō—
5Proto-Italicsinō—

Words derived from “postus”

  • poise
  • equipoise
  • chickpea
  • contrapposto
  • centipoise
  • anglepoise
  • overpoise
  • apoise
  • poiseth
  • poiser
  • poisest
  • outpoise
  • poiseless
  • postea
  • postius
  • poste
  • soprapposto
  • posteria
  • poscia
  • contrapposto
  • appostare
  • appostamento
  • spostabile
  • spostabilità
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