Where does “puits” come from?

puits (French) comes from Old 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.

puits (French): well, shaft

Definitions

  1. well, shaft

Ancestry of “puits”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpuiswell
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

Words derived from “puits”

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