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Where does “puesto” come from?

puesto (Spanish) comes from Latin posso, from Finnish possu, from Finnish porsas, from Proto-Finnic porcas, from Romanian porc, from Latin porcus, from Proto-Italic porkos, from Proto-Indo-European pórḱos — passed , crossed.

puesto (Spanish): market stall, market stand; professional...

Definitions

  1. market stall, market stand; professional...

Ancestry of “puesto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpossoto be able
2Finnishpossupiggy, pig, piglet; a slovenly person; pork
3FinnishporsasA piglet; Pork; A pig in the sense of messy,...
4Proto-Finnicporcaspiglet
5Romanianporcpig , hog, swine; pork
6Latinporcusa piglet, a young pig; a pig, hog; Short for...
7Proto-Italicporkospig
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpórḱospiglet
9Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “puesto”

  • mampuesto
  • mampostería
  • mampostero
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