Where does “après-midi” come from?
après-midi (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.
après-midi (French): afternoon
Definitions
- afternoon
Ancestry of “après-midi”, step by step
après-midi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French après
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | après | after; afterwards; in the middle of, in the... |
| 2 | French | demain | tomorrow |
| 3 | Old French | demain | tomorrow |
| 4 | Latin | de māne | early in the morning |
| 5 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via French Midi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Midi | Synonym of midi |
| 2 | Old French | midi | midday, noon |
| 3 | Old French | di | day |
| 4 | Latin | diēs | A day, particularly |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | djēm | accusative singular of *djous |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | sky, heaven |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |