Where does “depuis” come from?
depuis (French) comes from Middle French depuis, from Old French depuis, from Latin de post, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.
depuis (French): since; since, ever since; for ~
Definitions
- since; since, ever since; for ~
Ancestry of “depuis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | depuis | since |
| 2 | Old French | depuis | — |
| 3 | Latin | de post | after, behind |
| 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 |