Where does “dehors” come from?
dehors (French) comes from Middle French dehors, from Old French defors, from Latin dē forīs, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.
dehors (French): outside; outside; outside of
Definitions
- outside; outside; outside of
Ancestry of “dehors”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | dehors | outside |
| 2 | Old French | defors | outside; apart from; other than |
| 3 | Latin | dē forīs | from outside |
| 4 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |