Where does “pc” come from?
pc (English) comes from English postcard, from English post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo- — passed , crossed.
pc (English): Abbreviation of piece; Abbreviation of postcard;...
Definitions
- Abbreviation of piece; Abbreviation of postcard;...
Ancestry of “pc”, step by step
pc traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English postcard
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | postcard | A rectangular piece of thick paper or thin... |
| 2 | English | post | A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground;... |
| 3 | Middle French | poste | — |
| 4 | Italian | posta | mail, post; post office; stakes |
| 5 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 7 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English piece
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | piece | A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form... |
| 2 | Middle English | pece | piece; morsel; bit |
| 3 | Old French | piece | piece, bit, part; circa 1170, Chrétien de Troyes |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | pettia | piece, portion |
| 5 | Latin | pettia | piece, portion |
| 6 | Gaulish | pettyā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | kʷezdis | piece, portion |
via English percent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | percent | For every hundred; A percentage, a proportion;... |
| 2 | Italian | percento | percent |
| 3 | New Latin | per centum | by the hundred; for every hundred; by one hundred |