Where does “arrière-” come from?
arrière- (French) comes from French arrière, from Old French ariere, from Vulgar Latin ad retro, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.
arrière- (French): Forms nouns from the adverb usage of arrière
Definitions
- Forms nouns from the adverb usage of arrière
Ancestry of “arrière-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | arrière | back; rear; fullback; shooting guard |
| 2 | Old French | ariere | Alternative form of arire |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | ad retro | to the rear |
| 4 | Latin | Ad | toward, to |
| 5 | Latin | illic | he, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that... |
| 6 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 7 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |
Words derived from “arrière-”
- arrière-bras
- arrière-pensée
- arrière-grand-mère
- arrière-garde
- arrière-petit-enfant
- arrière-petit-fils
- arrière-plan
- arrière-grand-parent
- arrière-grand-père
- arrière-pays
- arrière-petite-fille
- arrière-grand-tante
- arrière-automne
- arrière-bec
- arrière-bouche
- arrière-boutique
- arrière-chambre
- arrière-chœur
- arrière-cour
- arrière-cousin
- arrière-été
- arrière-faix
- arrière-fleur
- arrière-foin