Where does “pós” come from?
pós (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Pará, from Portuguese Pera, from Portuguese espera, from Portuguese esperar, from Old Portuguese asperar, from Old Spanish esperar, from Latin spērō, from Latin spes — to succeed, to prosper.
pós (Portuguese): Clipping of pós-graduação; plural of pó; Obsolete...
Definitions
- Clipping of pós-graduação; plural of pó; Obsolete...
Ancestry of “pós”, step by step
pós traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese Pará
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | Pará | a state in the North Region of Brazil |
| 2 | Portuguese | Pera | pear |
| 3 | Portuguese | espera | wait |
| 4 | Portuguese | esperar | to wait; to hope; to expect; to anticipate |
| 5 | Old Portuguese | asperar | — |
| 6 | Old Spanish | esperar | to wait for, await |
| 7 | Latin | spērō | to hope, expect |
| 8 | Latin | spes | hope; expectation, anticipation, apprehension |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | spēs | hope |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | spéh₁s | prosperity, success |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |