Where does “PIP” come from?

PIP (English) comes from Middle Dutch pip, from Latin pipita, from Latin pītuīta — mucus, phlegm.

PIP (English): Initialism of picture-in-picture; Initialism of...

Definitions

  1. Initialism of picture-in-picture; Initialism of...

Ancestry of “PIP”, step by step

PIP traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch pip

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchpipdisease of poultry, also of people
2Latinpipitapip, coryza
3Latinpītuītamucus, phlegm

via Middle English pipin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishpipina seed
2Old Frenchpepina seed

Words derived from “PIP”

Every word from Latin pītuīta →Every word from Latin pipita →Every word from Middle Dutch pip →