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English word origin

Etymology of post

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-Europ

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Source etymology 1 · variant 1/2

Original entry ↗
verb

To hang (a notice) in a conspicuous manner for general review. · To announce publicly; to publish. · To hold up to public blame or reproach; to advertise opprobriously; to denounce by public proclamation. · To carry (an account) from the journal to the ledger.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *pr̥-sth₂-i-s Proto-Italic *porstis Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó-sth₂-i-s Proto-Italic *postis Latin postisbor. Old English post ▲ Latin postisder. Old French postbor. Middle English post English post Inherited from Middle English post, from Old English post (“pillar, door-post”) and Old French post (“post, upright beam”), both from Latin postis (“door, post, doorpost”).

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

  • Inherited-form mentionpostenm
  • Derivation mentionpostang
  • Derivation mentionpostfro
  • Derivation mentionpostisla

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Source etymology 1 · variant 2/2

Original entry ↗
noun

A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost. · A pole erected to mark a spot. · The stakes that mark the beginning or end of a horse race · The doorpost of a victualler's shop or inn, on which were chalked the scores of customers; hence, a score; a debt.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *pr̥-sth₂-i-s Proto-Italic *porstis Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó-sth₂-i-s Proto-Italic *postis Latin postisbor. Old English post ▲ Latin postisder. Old French postbor. Middle English post English post Inherited from Middle English post, from Old English post (“pillar, door-post”) and Old French post (“post, upright beam”), both from Latin postis (“door, post, doorpost”).

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

  • Inherited-form mentionpostenm
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  • Derivation mentionpostfro
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Source etymology 2 · variant 1/3

Original entry ↗
noun

Each of a series of men stationed at specific places along a postroad, with responsibility for relaying letters and dispatches of the monarch (and later others) along the route. · A station, or one of a series of stations, established for the refreshment and accommodation of travellers on some recognized route. · A military base; the place at which a soldier or a body of troops is stationed; also, the troops at such a station. · Someone who travels express along a set route carrying letters and dispatches; a courier.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó Proto-Italic *po Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *tḱéytibf. Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *tḱinéti Proto-Italic *sinō Proto-Italic *pozinō Latin pōnō Latin posita Italian postader. Middle French postebor. English post Borrowed from Middle French poste, from Italian posta (“stopping-place for coaches”), feminine of posto (“placed, situated”).

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Source etymology 2 · variant 2/3

Original entry ↗
verb

To travel with relays of horses; to travel by post horses, originally as a courier. · To travel quickly; to hurry. · To send (an item of mail etc.) through the postal service. · To rise and sink in the saddle, in accordance with the motion of the horse, especially in trotting.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó Proto-Italic *po Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *tḱéytibf. Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *tḱinéti Proto-Italic *sinō Proto-Italic *pozinō Latin pōnō Latin posita Italian postader. Middle French postebor. English post Borrowed from Middle French poste, from Italian posta (“stopping-place for coaches”), feminine of posto (“placed, situated”).

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Source etymology 2 · variant 3/3

Original entry ↗
adv

With the post, on post-horses; by a relay of horses (changing at every staging-post); hence, express, with speed, quickly. · Sent via the postal service.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó Proto-Italic *po Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *tḱéytibf. Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *tḱinéti Proto-Italic *sinō Proto-Italic *pozinō Latin pōnō Latin posita Italian postader. Middle French postebor. English post Borrowed from Middle French poste, from Italian posta (“stopping-place for coaches”), feminine of posto (“placed, situated”).

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Source etymology 3

Original entry ↗
noun

An assigned station; a guard post. · An appointed position in an organization, job.

verb

To enter (a name) on a list, as for service, promotion, etc. · To assign to a station; to set; to place.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Probably from French poste.

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Source etymology 4

Original entry ↗
prep

Synonym of after, particularly used with historical dating.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin postlbor. English post Learned borrowing from Latin post.

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Source etymology 5

Original entry ↗
noun

Post-production.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Clipping of post-production.

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Source etymology 6

Original entry ↗
noun

A post mortem (an investigation of a body's cause of death).

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Clipping of post mortem.

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