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Where does “épuisé” come from?

épuisé (French) comes from French épuiser, from French puiser, from French puits, from Old French puis, from Vulgar Latin postius, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.

épuisé (French): exhausted; out of print; past participle of...

Definitions

  1. exhausted; out of print; past participle of...

Ancestry of “épuisé”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchépuiserTo squeeze out; To dry up; to exhaust, to wear...
2Frenchpuiserto draw , to tap into
3Frenchpuitswell, shaft
4Old Frenchpuiswell
5Vulgar Latinpostiusafterwards, afterward
6Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
7Latinposteablative singular of postis
8Proto-Italicposti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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