Where does “poiché” come from?
poiché (Italian) comes from Italian poi, 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.
poiché (Italian): since, because, as
Definitions
- since, because, as
Ancestry of “poiché”, step by step
poiché traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian poi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | poi | then; later; the future |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | pos | — |
| 3 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 4 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via Italian che
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | che | what; which; who; whom; which; nominative and... |
| 2 | Latin | quid | neuter nominative/accusative singular of quis;... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kʷid | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷíd | neuter nominative/accusative singular of *kʷís |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷís | who, what; who, which, that; which, what |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷi- | interrogative base |