Where does “'e” come from?

'e (Neapolitan) comes from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.

'e (Neapolitan): of; from; the

Definitions

of; from; the

Ancestry of “'e”, step by step

'e traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin dē

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	dē	of; concerning; about
2	Latin	post	behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
3	Latin	poste	ablative singular of postis
4	Proto-Italic	posti	behind, after
5	Proto-Indo-European	pósti	after
6	Proto-Indo-European	pós	afterwards, post; by, at

via Latin illae

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	illae	nominative feminine plural of ille
2	Latin	illī	found in
3	Latin	ille	that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
4	Latin	olle	Archaic form of ille
5	Proto-Italic	*olnos	that

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti →Every word from Proto-Italic posti →