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Where does “pósito” come from?

pósito (Spanish) comes from Latin positus, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō, from Proto-Italic sinō.

pósito (Spanish): Governmental institution in charge of collecting...

Definitions

  1. Governmental institution in charge of collecting...

Ancestry of “pósito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpositusplaced; ordained
2Latinpōnō—
3Proto-Italicpoznō—
4Proto-Italicpozinō—
5Proto-Italicsinō—
Every word from Proto-Italic sinō →