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Where does “Pekie” come from?

Pekie (English) comes from English Pekinese, from English Pekingese, from English -ese, from Middle English -eys, from Old French -eis, from Late Latin -iscus.

Pekie (English): A Pekinese dog

Definitions

  1. A Pekinese dog

Ancestry of “Pekie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPekineseAlternative form of Pekingese
2EnglishPekingeseA native or inhabitant of Beijing, the capital of...
3English-eseUsed to form adjectives and nouns describing...
4Middle English-eysAlternative form of -esse
5Old French-eisused to form nationalities; used to form names of...
6Late Latin-iscus—
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