Etymology

crosspost

C3R1O1S1S1P3O1S1T1

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English post ← Middle French poste ← Italian posta
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-der.?
  2. Proto-Italic*kruks /*krukis
  3. Latincrux
  4. Old Irishcros
  5. Old Norsekross
  6. Old Englishcros
  7. Middle Englishcross
  8. Middle Englishcros-
  9. Englishcross-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂pó
  13. Proto-Italic*po
  14. Proto-Indo-European*teḱ-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*tḱéytibf.
  16. Proto-Indo-European*tḱey-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*tḱinéti
  18. Proto-Italic*sinō
  19. Proto-Italic*pozinō
  20. Latinpōnō
  21. Latinposita
  22. Italianposta
  23. Middle Frenchposte
  24. Englishpost
  25. English todaycrosspost

From cross- + post.

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