Middle English, from Old English, from Latin postis; probably akin to Latin por- forward and to Latin stare to stand — more at portend, stand
Noun (2)
Middle French poste relay station, courier, from Old Italian posta relay station, from feminine of posto, past participle of porre to place, from Latin ponere — more at position
Noun (3)
Middle French poste, from Old Italian posto, from past participle of porre to place
Prefix
Middle English, from Latin, from post; akin to Lithuanian pas at, Greek apo away from — more at of
First Known Use
Noun (1)
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1