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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

  1. by God

Ancestry of “pardieu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchDieuGod; to God
2Middle FrenchDieu—
3Old FrenchdeüAlternative form of deu
4Latindēbēre—
5Latindē—
6Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
7Latinposteablative singular of postis
8Proto-Italicposti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “pardieu”

  • pardi
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