Where does “pis-aller” come from?
pis-aller (French) comes from French pis, 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-aller (French): make-do, a less than optimal solution,...
Definitions
- make-do, a less than optimal solution,...
Ancestry of “pis-aller”, step by step
pis-aller traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French pis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | pis | worse; udder; and, besides |
| 2 | French | puis | then; and; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | postius | afterwards, afterward |
| 4 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 5 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |