Where does “après” come from?
Après comes from French après, from Old French aprés, from Latin adpressum, the past participle of ad- and -pressus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning "to" and "to eat."
après (English): After; Abbreviation of après-ski
Definitions
- After; Abbreviation of après-ski
Ancestry of “après”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | après | after; afterwards; in the middle of, in the... |
| 2 | French | demain | tomorrow |
| 3 | Old French | demain | tomorrow |
| 4 | Latin | de māne | early in the morning |
| 5 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |