Where does “Piat” come from?

Piat (English) comes from French Piat, from Latin piatus, from Latin piō, from Proto-Italic *pīāō — to expiate.

Ancestry of “Piat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchPiat
2Latinpiatusappeased
3Latinpiōto appease, propitiate
4Proto-Italic*pīāōto expiate
Every word from Proto-Italic *pīāōEvery word from Latin piōEvery word from Latin piatus