'post meridiem' is Latin for afternoon. The french for afternoon is 'apres - midi'.
AM and PM are abbreviations for ante meridiem and post meridiem mean before noon and after noon post meridiem or post meridian.
Meridiem is Latin for the middle of the day. Ante meridiem (AM) is Latin for before the middle of the day, and post meridiem (PM) is Latin for after the middle of the day.
The words "ante meridiem" and "post meridiem" come from Latin. "Ante meridiem" means "before noon" and "post meridiem" means "after noon." They are often abbreviated as "AM" and "PM" in English.
ante meridiem post meridiem
Am stands for Ante Meridiem, Latin for before noon, Pm stands for post meridiem, Latin for after noon.
Ante Meridiem and Post Meridiem
AM = ante meridiem and PM = post meridiem. AM Ante Meridiem Stands for Before Noon in Latin PM Post Meridiem Stands for After Noon in Latin
PM is an abbreviation for Post meridiem; Latin for after noon. Incidentally, AM stands for Ante meridiem - before noon.
am and pm are latin words. am means ante meridiem where ante is before so am is before noon. pm is post meridiem where post mean after. So pm is after noon : see related link for additional information .
A.M is Ante Meridiem P.M is Post Meridiem
AM stands for Ante Meridiem that is Latin for before noon. PM stands for post meridiem that stands for post noon.
am stands for Ante Meridiem and pm for post Meridiem. Meridiem is the word used for noon.