Where does “pardieu” come from?
pardieu (French) comes from French Dieu, from Middle French Dieu, from Old French deü, from Latin dēbēre, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.
pardieu (French): by God
Definitions
- by God
Ancestry of “pardieu”, step by step
pardieu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French Dieu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Dieu | God; to God |
| 2 | Middle French | Dieu | God Christian deity |
| 3 | Old French | deü | Alternative form of deu |
| 4 | Latin | dēbēre | — |
| 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 |
via French par
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | par | through; by; over |
| 2 | Middle French | par | by |
| 3 | Old French | par | by; via; because of; due to; by |
| 4 | Latin | per | through, by means of; throughout, during |
| 5 | Latin | Ad | toward, to |
| 6 | Latin | illic | he, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that... |
| 7 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 8 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |