Where does “devan” come from?
devan (Haitian Creole) comes from French devant, from French dé, from Middle French de, from Old French dé, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.
devan (Haitian Creole): before, in front of
Ancestry of “devan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | devant | confronted with, faced with; in front of, before;... |
| 2 | French | dé | die; diced slice; thimble |
| 3 | Middle French | de | of; from |
| 4 | Old French | dé | die |
| 5 | Latin | dē | — |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |