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

pis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French puis

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

via Old French pis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpis—
2Latinpēius—
3Latinpēiorworse
4Latinmalusunpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad;...
5Ancient Greekμηλέαapple tree
6Ancient Greekμῆλονapple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast
7Proto-Indo-European(s)meh₁l-small animal”; small animal

Words derived from “pis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti →Every word from Proto-Italic posti →