Where does “postfața” come from?
postfața (Romanian) comes from Romanian postfață, from Romanian post, from French poste, from Italian posta, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo- — passed , crossed.
postfața (Romanian): to write an afterword
Definitions
- to write an afterword
Ancestry of “postfața”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | postfață | afterword |
| 2 | Romanian | post | fast, fasting |
| 3 | French | poste | post office; mail, postal service/system; job,... |
| 4 | Italian | posta | mail, post; post office; stakes |
| 5 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 7 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |