Where does “après” come from?
après (Haitian Creole) comes from French après, from French demain, from Old French demain, from Latin de māne, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.
Ancestry of “après”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | après | after; afterwards; in the middle of, in the... |
| 2 | French | demain | tomorrow |
| 3 | Old French | demain | tomorrow |
| 4 | Latin | de māne | early in the morning |
| 5 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |