Where does “post” come from?

post (Middle Low German) comes from Middle French poste, from Italian posta, from Italian posto, from Latin positus, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō, from Proto-Italic sinō.

Ancestry of “post”, step by step

post traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle French poste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchposte—
2Italianpostamail, post; post office; stakes
3Italianpostoplace, spot
4Latinpositusplaced; ordained
5Latinpōnōto place; to put; to lay
6Proto-Italicpoznō—
7Proto-Italicpozinō—
8Proto-Italicsinō—

via Old French post

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpost—
2Latinpostispost, doorpost, doorjamb

Words derived from “post”

Every word from Proto-Italic sinō →Every word from Proto-Italic pozinō →Every word from Proto-Italic poznō →