Where does “ti ape” come from?
ti ape (Mauritian Creole) comes from Mauritian Creole ape, from French après, from French demain, from Old French demain, from Latin de māne, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.
Ancestry of “ti ape”, step by step
ti ape traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Mauritian Creole ape
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mauritian Creole | ape | — |
| 2 | French | après | after; afterwards; in the middle of, in the... |
| 3 | French | demain | tomorrow |
| 4 | Old French | demain | tomorrow |
| 5 | Latin | de māne | early in the morning |
| 6 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 7 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 8 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |