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Where does “puis” come from?

puis (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin postius, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.

puis (Old French): well

Definitions

  1. well

Ancestry of “puis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinpostiusafterwards, afterward
2Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
3Latinposteablative singular of postis
4Proto-Italicposti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “puis”

  • nee
  • puny
  • puisne
  • depuis
  • puits
  • ni-Vanuatu
  • depi
  • puniness
  • née
  • punies
  • né
  • née
  • punily
  • punyism
  • nouveau-né
  • ni-Vanuatu
  • punyness
  • épuisement
  • puisard
  • épuisé
  • puits
  • puîné
  • épuiser
  • puiser
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