Where does “apostillar” come from?
apostillar (Spanish) comes from Spanish apostilla, from Spanish postilla, from Vulgar Latin pustella, from Latin pustula, from Finnish pus-, from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".
apostillar (Spanish): to annotate
Ancestry of “apostillar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | apostilla | note, comment; apostille |
| 2 | Spanish | postilla | scab; postil, marginal note |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | pustella | — |
| 4 | Latin | pustula | inflamed sore, blister, pustule |
| 5 | Finnish | pus- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bew- | "low-pitch humming noise" |