Where does “bichesakwam” come from?
bichesakwam (Abenaki) comes from Abenaki biches, from English peaches, from English peach, from Middle English pechen, from Anglo-Norman anpecher, from Late Latin impedico, from Latin pedica, from Latin pes — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
bichesakwam (Abenaki): peach tree
Definitions
- peach tree
Ancestry of “bichesakwam”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abenaki | biches | peach |
| 2 | English | peaches | plural of peach; Third-person singular simple... |
| 3 | English | peach | Any tree of species Prunus persica, native to China and now widely cultivated throughout temperate regions, having pink flowers and edible fruit |
| 4 | Middle English | pechen | — |
| 5 | Anglo-Norman | anpecher | — |
| 6 | Late Latin | impedico | entangle; I fetter; I entangle |
| 7 | Latin | pedica | shackle, fetter; snare |
| 8 | Latin | pes | a foot, "in its senses as"; a place to tread... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | pets | foot |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |