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