Where does “авиапочтовый” come from?
авиапочтовый (Russian) comes from Russian авиапочта, from Russian по́чта, from Polish poczta, from Italian posta, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo- — passed , crossed.
авиапочтовый (Russian): airmail
Definitions
- airmail
Ancestry of “авиапочтовый”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | авиапочта | airmail |
| 2 | Russian | по́чта | mail (U.S.), post (GB) |
| 3 | Polish | poczta | mail; post; post office |
| 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 |