Where does “apostilla” come from?

apostilla (Spanish) comes from Spanish postilla, from Vulgar Latin pustella, from Latin pustula, from Finnish pus-, from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".

apostilla (Spanish): note, comment; apostille

Definitions

  1. note, comment; apostille

Ancestry of “apostilla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpostillascab; postil, marginal note
2Vulgar Latinpustella—
3Latinpustulainflamed sore, blister, pustule
4Finnishpus-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbew-"low-pitch humming noise"

Words derived from “apostilla”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bew- →Every word from Finnish pus- →Every word from Latin pustula →