Where does “poi” come from?

poi (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin pos, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.

poi (Italian): then; later; the future

Definitions

  1. then; later; the future

Ancestry of “poi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinpos
2Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
3Latinposteablative singular of postis
4Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “poi

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós
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