Etymology

postpaid

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Today it means: Having the cost of postage already paid or included in the price. Full definition →

English paid ← Middle English payen ← Old French paiier
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postpaid · adjective, adverb1

Compound of post + paid.

postpaid · adjective2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pós
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pósti
  3. Proto-Italic*posti
  4. Old Latinposte
  5. Latinpost
  6. Englishpost-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*peh₂ḱ-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*péh₂ḱs
  9. Proto-Italic*pāks
  10. Latinpāx
  11. Latinpācō
  12. Old Frenchpaiier
  13. Middle Englishpayen
  14. Englishpay
  15. Englishpaid
  16. English todaypostpaid

From post- + paid.

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