Where does “cilbost” come from?
cilbost (Welsh) comes from Welsh post, from English post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo- — passed , crossed.
cilbost (Welsh): sidepost, gatepost
Definitions
- sidepost, gatepost
Ancestry of “cilbost”, step by step
cilbost traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Welsh post
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | post | post, mail; post, pillar |
| 2 | English | post | A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground;... |
| 3 | Middle French | poste | — |
| 4 | Italian | posta | mail, post; post office; stakes |
| 5 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 7 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Welsh cil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | cil | corner, angle; keel |
| 2 | English | keel | A large beam along the underside of a ship’s hull... |
| 3 | Proto-Mongolic | kelen | tongue; language |
| 4 | Old English | cēlan | to cool, make cool |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | kōlijan | to cool, to make cooler |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kōlijaną | to make cold, to cool |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kōlaz | Alternative form of *kōluz; cool, cold; calm |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | kōluz | cool |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | kalaną | to be cold, to freeze |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |