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
- so; then; emphasises a yes-or-no answer or an...
Ancestry of “pois”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Occitan | pois | then |
| 2 | Latin | postius | afterwards, afterward |
| 3 | Latin | postea | afterwards, hereafter, thereafter; next, then |
| 4 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 5 | Old Latin | poste | — |
Words derived from “pois”