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Where does “pité” come from?

pité (Anglo-Norman) comes from Old French pitet, from Latin pietas, from Latin pīus, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

pité (Anglo-Norman): sorrow; grief; sadness

Definitions

  1. sorrow; grief; sadness

Ancestry of “pité”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchpitetAlternative form of petit; Alternative form of...
2LatinpietasDutiful conduct, sense of duty; Piety,...
3Latinpīus—
4Latin-tās—
5Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
6Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
7Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “pité”

  • pity
  • pitiless
  • pitilessly
  • pitieth
  • pitilessness
  • pitiest
  • pitier
  • unpity
  • bepity
  • self-pity
  • pite
  • pitie
  • pittye
  • pitye
  • pitee
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