Where does “Pike” come from?
Pike (English) comes from French piqué, from French piquer, from Middle French picquer, from Old French piquer, from Vulgar Latin piccare, from Frankish pikkōn, from Proto-Germanic pikōną, from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".
Pike (English): A member of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity
Definitions
- A member of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity
Ancestry of “Pike”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | piqué | past participle of piquer; dive; two fabrics... |
| 2 | French | piquer | to prick; to sting; to nick, pinch, steal |
| 3 | Middle French | picquer | to sting |
| 4 | Old French | piquer | to pierce with the tip of a sword |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | piccare | to puncture; to sting, strike; to pierce |
| 6 | Frankish | pikkōn | to peck, strike |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | pikōną | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bew- | "low-pitch humming noise" |
Words derived from “Pike”