post etymology

Etymology:

• From Middle English post, from Anglo-Norman and Old French post, from Latin postis (doorpost, jamb), from Proto-Indo-European (s)teh₂-, (s)tha-, (s)thē-** (to stand). Cognate with Greek *sthatós (standing), Sanskrit stháti (standing).

Meaning:

• A vertical support used to hold up a structure or object.
• A pole or stake driven into the ground to support or mark something.
• A position or job.
• A situation or condition.

Origin:

• The word "post" has been in use in English since the 1200s. It is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root (s)teh₂-, (s)tha-, *(s)thē-**, which means "to stand." This root is also the origin of the words "stand," "station," and "status."

post relate terms

• position

  Etymology From Middle English posicion from Anglo Norman posicion from Old French pos

• site

  Etymology Late Middle English from Old French from Latin situs situation place fr

• home

  Etymology Old English hām meaning dwelling house home Proto Germanic heimaz m

• posted

  Etymology The word posted is derived from the Middle English word posten which in tu

• post

  Etymology From Middle English post from Anglo Norman and Old French post from Latin p

• outpost

  Etymology The word outpost is derived from the Middle English word outpost which it

• postage

  Etymology The word postage originates from the Latin word portare meaning to carry

• postal

  Etymology The word postal comes from the Latin word posta which means a post or sta

• stake

  Etymology The word stake has multiple origins Old English staca meaning a pole o

• mail

  Etymology The word mail derives from the Old French word male which in turn evolved

• pillar

  Etymology The word pillar comes from the Late Latin word pilare meaning to support

• newel

  Etymology Of uncertain origin It was originally spelled newell and the el has bee

• site

  Etymology Late Middle English from Old French from Latin situs situation place fr

• chair

  Etymology The English word chair comes from the Old English word cæˆre which is a

• legation

  Etymology of Legation The word legation originates from the Latin word legatus wh