Where does “pote” come from?

pote (French) comes from French poteau, from Old French post, from Latin postis — post, doorpost, doorjamb.

pote (French): mate (UK), buddy (US)

Definitions

  1. mate (UK), buddy (US)

Ancestry of “pote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpoteaupost, pole, stake, stanchion, strut, standard,...
2Old Frenchpost—
3Latinpostispost, doorpost, doorjamb
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