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postis.

post; doorpost; doorjamb

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈpɔs.tɪs]Classical-Latin[ˈpɔs.tis][ˈpɔs.tiːs]Classical-Latin[ˈpɔs.tis]

  1. post; doorpost; doorjamb

    declension-3 · masculine
    tenēre postem

  2. a door

    declension-3 · in-plural · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *pr̥-sth₂-i-s Proto-Italic *porstis Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó-sth₂-i-s Proto-Italic *postis Latin postis From either: * Proto-Italic *porstis, from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥-sth₂-i-s (“standing forth”), from *pró + *steh₂- (“to stand”) + *-is * Proto-Italic *postis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó-sth₂-i-s (“standing upright”), from *h₂pó + *steh₂- (“to stand”) + *-is.

verb[ˈpɔs.tiːs]Classical-Latin[ˈpɔs.tis]

  1. dative/ablative masculine/feminine/neuter plural of postus

    ablative · dative · feminine · form-of · masculine · neuter · participle · plural
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