Where does “peachfuzz” come from?
peachfuzz (English) comes from English peach, from Middle English pechen, from Anglo-Norman anpecher, from Late Latin impedico, from Latin pedica, from Latin pes, from Proto-Italic pets, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
peachfuzz (English): The soft, scanty beard of an adolescent male; The...
Definitions
- The soft, scanty beard of an adolescent male; The...
Ancestry of “peachfuzz”, step by step
peachfuzz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English peach
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | peach | Any tree of species Prunus persica, native to China and now widely cultivated throughout temperate regions, having pink flowers and edible fruit |
| 2 | Middle English | pechen | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | anpecher | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | impedico | entangle; I fetter; I entangle |
| 5 | Latin | pedica | shackle, fetter; snare |
| 6 | Latin | pes | a foot, "in its senses as"; a place to tread... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pets | foot |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |
via English fuzz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fuzz | A frizzy mass of hair or fibre; Quality of an... |