Where does “pétanque” come from?

pétanque (English) comes from French pétanque, from Occitan pè, from Old Occitan pe, from Latin pēdem, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

pétanque (English): A form of boules originating from the south of...

Definitions

  1. A form of boules originating from the south of...

Ancestry of “pétanque”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpétanquepétanque
2Occitanpèfoot
3Old Occitanpefoot
4Latinpēdem—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →