Where does “dernièrement” come from?
dernièrement (French) comes from French dernier, from French derrenier, from Old French derrain, from Vulgar Latin deretranus, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.
dernièrement (French): recently, lately, of late; lastly
Definitions
- recently, lately, of late; lastly
Ancestry of “dernièrement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | dernier | last; latest; latter |
| 2 | French | derrenier | — |
| 3 | Old French | derrain | final, last; last |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | deretranus | to hinder |
| 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 |