Etymology

repost

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Today it means: To post again. Full definition →

English post ← Middle French poste ← Italian posta
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂pó
  9. Proto-Italic*po
  10. Proto-Indo-European*teḱ-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*tḱéytibf.
  12. Proto-Indo-European*tḱey-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*tḱinéti
  14. Proto-Italic*sinō
  15. Proto-Italic*pozinō
  16. Latinpōnō
  17. Latinposita
  18. Italianposta
  19. Middle Frenchposte
  20. Englishpost
  21. English todayrepost

From re- + post.

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