Where does “pardi” come from?
pardi (Anglo-Norman) comes from Old French deü, from Latin dēbēre, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.
Ancestry of “pardi”, step by step
pardi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French deü
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | deü | Alternative form of deu |
| 2 | Latin | dēbēre | — |
| 3 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 4 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 5 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via Old French par
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | par | by; via; because of; due to; by |
| 2 | Latin | per | through, by means of; throughout, during |
| 3 | Latin | Ad | toward, to |
| 4 | Latin | illic | he, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that... |
| 5 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 6 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |