Etymology Explorer › French

Where does “pis” come from?

pis (French) comes from French puis, from Vulgar Latin postius, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.

pis (French): worse; udder; and, besides

Definitions

  1. worse; udder; and, besides

Ancestry of “pis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpuisthen; and; first-person singular present...
2Vulgar Latinpostiusafterwards, afterward
3Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
4Latinposteablative singular of postis
5Proto-Italicposti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “pis”

  • pis aller
  • pis-aller
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós →