Etymology of the English word posture
the English word
posturederived from the French word
posturederived from the Italian word
posturaderived from the Latin word
posituraderived 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-Derivations in English
posturize,
postured,
posturingCognates
Dutch
postuur, French
posture, German
Positur, Norwegian
positur, Swedish
positurUsage
Word found in Modern English
