Etymograph

English

flypost

From fly + post.

Formed from fly + post

Proto-Indo-European *plew- ‘to fly, flow, run’

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Proto-Germanic *fleugǭ ‘flying insect, fly’

Proto-West Germanic *fleugā ‘fly’

Old English flēge ‘a fly’

Middle English fflye

English fly

Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand’

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Proto-Italic *postis

Latin postis ‘door’

Old French post

Middle English post

English post

Today it means

verb To place flyers or similar promotional material without permission.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / flypost