Where does “pardi” come from?
pardi (French) comes from French pardieu, from French Dieu, from Middle French Dieu, from Old French deü, from Latin dēbēre, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.
pardi (French): obviously! for God's sake! of course!
Definitions
- obviously! for God's sake! of course!
Ancestry of “pardi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | pardieu | by God |
| 2 | French | Dieu | God; to God |
| 3 | Middle French | Dieu | God Christian deity |
| 4 | Old French | deü | Alternative form of deu |
| 5 | Latin | dēbēre | — |
| 6 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 7 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 8 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |