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Where does “postoli” come from?

postoli (Old Norse) comes from Old English postol, from Old English apostol, from Latin apostolus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος, from Ancient Greek ἀποστέλλω, from Ancient Greek ἀπο-, from Ancient Greek ἀπό, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος — to push, to hit.

Ancestry of “postoli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishpostol—
2Old Englishapostol—
3Latinapostolusa notice sent to a higher tribunal or judge;...
4Ancient Greekἀπόστολοςone who is sent; messenger, envoy, ambassador;...
5Ancient Greekἀποστέλλωto send off, send away from; to send off,...
6Ancient Greekἀπο-Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating...
7Ancient Greekἀπόfrom, away from; because of, as a result of
8Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
9Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
10Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
11Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
12Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “postoli”

  • postuli
  • postullegur
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