Where does “e-post” come from?
e-post (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål post, from Italian posta, from Italian posto, from Latin positus, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō, from Proto-Italic sinō.
e-post (Norwegian Bokmål): an e-mail or email
Definitions
- an e-mail or email
Ancestry of “e-post”, step by step
e-post traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål post
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | post | post or mail |
| 2 | Italian | posta | mail, post; post office; stakes |
| 3 | Italian | posto | place, spot |
| 4 | Latin | positus | placed; ordained |
| 5 | Latin | pōnō | to place; to put; to lay |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | poznō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pozinō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | sinō | — |
via Norwegian Bokmål elektronisk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | elektronisk | electronic |