Where does “פּאָסט” come from?
פּאָסט (Yiddish) comes from Romanian post, from French poste, from Italian posta, from Italian posto, from Latin positus, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō.
פּאָסט (Yiddish): mail; post
Definitions
- mail; post
Ancestry of “פּאָסט”, step by step
פּאָסט traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian post
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | post | fast, fasting |
| 2 | French | poste | post office; mail, postal service/system; job,... |
| 3 | Italian | posta | mail, post; post office; stakes |
| 4 | Italian | posto | place, spot |
| 5 | Latin | positus | placed; ordained |
| 6 | Latin | pōnō | to place; to put; to lay |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | poznō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pozinō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | sinō | — |
via Middle French poste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | poste | — |