Where does “postigo” come from?
postigo (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese postigoo, from Latin posticum, from Latin posticus, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.
postigo (Portuguese): a small window, peephole, hatch; shutter; scuttle
Definitions
- a small window, peephole, hatch; shutter; scuttle
Ancestry of “postigo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | postigoo | — |
| 2 | Latin | posticum | back door; outhouse; nominative neuter singular... |
| 3 | Latin | posticus | back, rear, posterior |
| 4 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 5 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |