Where does “postorderkatalog” come from?
postorderkatalog (Swedish) comes from English postorder, from Swedish post, from German posten, from English post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta, from Italian posto, from Latin positus.
postorderkatalog (Swedish): a mail order catalog
Definitions
- a mail order catalog
Ancestry of “postorderkatalog”, step by step
postorderkatalog traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English postorder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | postorder | Of a tree traversal, recursively visiting the... |
| 2 | Swedish | post | postal office; an organization delivering mail... |
| 3 | German | posten | to post; inflection of posen: ##... |
| 4 | English | post | A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground;... |
| 5 | Middle French | poste | — |
| 6 | Italian | posta | mail, post; post office; stakes |
| 7 | Italian | posto | place, spot |
| 8 | Latin | positus | placed; ordained |
| 9 | Latin | pōnō | to place; to put; to lay |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | poznō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | pozinō | — |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | sinō | — |
via Swedish katalog
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | katalog | catalog, directory |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κατάλογος | enrolment; register, catalogue |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | καταλέγω | to pick out, to choose out of, to... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κᾰτᾰ- | fully; down; denoting motion downwards |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κατά | |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | καταστερίζω | to place among the stars; I put among the stars |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀστήρ | a celestial body; illustrious person; starfish |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | astḗr | star |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |