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Translation

post, position; station

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Word origin

From German Posten and French poste, both from Italian posto, from Latin positum ('placed'), the past participle of ponere ('to put'). A posteno is the place where you are put, whether a guard post or a job.

Origin
German and French, from Latin
Root
positum
English cognates
post, position

Examples

.

He found a good position in the town.

.

The soldier stayed at his post.

.

She works in a high position in the government.

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Word family

Words built on posteno with Esperanto's affixes. Read each one from its parts.

  • job, post, position (of employment)

    laboriposteno

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This word is taught in chapter 13, lesson 2: posteno, horloĝo, kulturo and 7 more words.