English
après
Après comes from French après ‘after, later than in time’, from Late Latin ad pressum ‘near’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éd‘near, at’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*ad‘toward, to, on, up to, for’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEad‘toward, to (direction)’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEad pressum‘near’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400aprés‘after’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600same form‘after’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentaprès‘after, later than in time’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éd‘near, at’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*ad‘toward, to, on, up to, for’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEad‘toward, to (direction)’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEad pressum‘near’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400aprés‘after’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600same form‘after’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentaprès‘after, later than in time’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd ‘near, at’
through Proto-Italic *ad ‘toward, to, on, up to, for’
through Latin ad ‘toward, to (direction)’
agree, ad, aim, await, attire, appoint, amortization, adage, accolade, affix, adulation, alliteration, affine, adroit, adobo, apportion, 20 more
through French après ‘after, later than in time’
Today it means
prep After.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd / après