Where does “pou” come from?
pou (Haitian Creole) comes from French pou, from Old French pouil, from Latin peduclus, from Latin peduculus, from Latin pedīculus, from Latin pēdis, from Latin pēs, from Ancient Greek μέτρον — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
pou (Haitian Creole): for; louse
Definitions
- for; louse
Ancestry of “pou”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | pou | louse; head louse |
| 2 | Old French | pouil | — |
| 3 | Latin | peduclus | Alternative form of pēduculus |
| 4 | Latin | peduculus | Alternative form of pēdiculus; louse |
| 5 | Latin | pedīculus | A little foot |
| 6 | Latin | pēdis | louse |
| 7 | Latin | pēs | a foot, in its senses as |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |