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Where does “aprés” come from?

aprés (Middle French) comes from Old French aprés, from Latin ad pressum, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos.

aprés (Middle French): after

Definitions

  1. after

Ancestry of “aprés”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchaprésafter; afterwards
2Latinad pressum—
3LatinAd—
4Latinilliche, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that...
5Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
6LatinolleArchaic form of ille
7Proto-Italic*olnos—

Words derived from “aprés”

  • après
  • apres
  • après
  • après-rasage
  • après-demain
  • après-midi
  • après la lettre
  • apre
  • ap
  • aprè
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