Where does “pues” come from?

pues (Catalan) comes from Spanish pues, from Vulgar Latin pos, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.

pues (Catalan): plural of pua

Definitions

  1. plural of pua

Ancestry of “pues”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpuesso, then; in that case; because, since
2Vulgar Latinpos
3Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
4Latinposteablative singular of postis
5Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European póstiEvery word from Proto-Italic posti
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