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Where does “pois” come from?

pois (Portuguese) comes from Old Occitan pois, from Latin postius, from Latin postea, from Latin post, from Old Latin poste.

pois (Portuguese): so; then; emphasises a yes-or-no answer or an...

Definitions

  1. so; then; emphasises a yes-or-no answer or an...

Ancestry of “pois”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanpoisthen
2Latinpostiusafterwards, afterward
3Latinposteaafterwards, hereafter, thereafter; next, then
4Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
5Old Latinposte—

Words derived from “pois”

  • pois não
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