Where does “après” come from?
après (French) comes from French demain, from Old French demain, from Latin de māne, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.
après (French): after; afterwards; in the middle of, in the...
Definitions
- after; afterwards; in the middle of, in the...
Ancestry of “après”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | demain | tomorrow |
| 2 | Old French | demain | tomorrow |
| 3 | Latin | de māne | — |
| 4 | Latin | dē | — |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
Words derived from “après”