Where does “après-après-demain” come from?
après-après-demain (French) comes from French après-demain, from French après, from French demain, from Old French demain, from Latin de māne, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.
après-après-demain (French): in three days
Definitions
- in three days
Ancestry of “après-après-demain”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | après-demain | the day after tomorrow |
| 2 | French | après | after; afterwards; in the middle of, in the... |
| 3 | French | demain | tomorrow |
| 4 | Old French | demain | tomorrow |
| 5 | Latin | de māne | early in the morning |
| 6 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 7 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 8 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |