Where does “postillon” come from?

postillon (Middle French) comes from Italian postiglione, from Italian posta, from Italian posto, from Latin positus, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō, from Proto-Italic sinō.

postillon (Middle French): postilion

Definitions

  1. postilion

Ancestry of “postillon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpostiglionepostillion
2Italianpostamail, post; post office; stakes
3Italianpostoplace, spot
4Latinpositusplaced; ordained
5Latinpōnōto place; to put; to lay
6Proto-Italicpoznō—
7Proto-Italicpozinō—
8Proto-Italicsinō—
Every word from Proto-Italic sinō →Every word from Proto-Italic pozinō →Every word from Proto-Italic poznō →