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
Ancestry of “pité”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | pitet | Alternative form of petit; Alternative form of... |
| 2 | Latin | pietas | Dutiful conduct, sense of duty; Piety,... |
| 3 | Latin | pīus | — |
| 4 | Latin | -tās | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
Words derived from “pité”