Where does “derrière” come from?
derrière (English) comes from French derrière, from Old French deriere, from Latin de retro, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.
derrière (English): Bottom, bum, backside
Definitions
- Bottom, bum, backside
Ancestry of “derrière”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | derrière | behind; rear of an object; bottom, bum, backside |
| 2 | Old French | deriere | Alternative form of derere; behind |
| 3 | Latin | de retro | from behind |
| 4 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |