Where does “après la lettre” come from?
après la lettre (French) comes from French après, from French demain, from Old French demain, from Latin de māne, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.
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- Lettered. Épreuve, gravure après la lettre: a...
Ancestry of “après la lettre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | après | after; afterwards; in the middle of, in the... |
| 2 | French | demain | tomorrow |
| 3 | Old French | demain | tomorrow |
| 4 | Latin | de māne | — |
| 5 | Latin | dē | — |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |