Etymology of the English word postilion
the English word
postilionderived from the French word
postillonderived from the Italian word
postiglionederived from the Italian word
postaderived from the Italian word
postoderived from the Latin word
positus (placed; situation, position; arrangement)
derived from the Latin word
ponere (esteem, value, count; lay; found; put, lay down; put, place, set; specify, put down; cite)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*apo-derived from the Italian word
porrederived from the Latin word
ponere (esteem, value, count; lay; found; put, lay down; put, place, set; specify, put down; cite)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*apo-derived from the Latin word
positaderived from the Latin word
ponere (esteem, value, count; lay; found; put, lay down; put, place, set; specify, put down; cite)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*apo-derived from the Italian word
pòsta1Usage
Word found in Modern English
