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Where does “pues” come from?

pues (Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin pos, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.

pues (Spanish): so, then; in that case; because, since

Definitions

  1. so, then; in that case; because, since

Ancestry of “pues”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pues”

  • po
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós →