Where does “dèyè” come from?
dèyè (Haitian Creole) comes from French derrière, from Old French deriere, from Latin de retro, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.
dèyè (Haitian Creole): behind
Definitions
- behind
Ancestry of “dèyè”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | derrière | behind; rear of an object; bottom, bum, backside |
| 2 | Old French | deriere | Alternative form of derere; behind |
| 3 | Latin | de retro | from behind |
| 4 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |