Where does “paštomatas” come from?
paštomatas (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian paštas, from Belarusian пошта, from Russian по́чта, from Polish poczta, from Italian posta, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus — passed , crossed.
paštomatas (Lithuanian): parcel locker
Definitions
- parcel locker
Ancestry of “paštomatas”, step by step
paštomatas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Lithuanian paštas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuanian | paštas | |
| 2 | Belarusian | пошта | mail, post |
| 3 | Russian | по́чта | mail (U.S.), post (GB) |
| 4 | Polish | poczta | mail; post; post office |
| 5 | Italian | posta | mail, post; post office; stakes |
| 6 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 8 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Lithuanian automatas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuanian | automatas | — |