Etymology

apostil

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Today it means: A marginal note; a gloss. Full definition →

French postille ← Latin post illa
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The story

  1. Latin · derived frompost illa“after those (words)”
  2. French · derived frompostille“marginal note”
  3. English todayapostil

From French postille (“marginal note”), from Latin post illa (verba) (“after those (words)”).

Words from the same roots

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