Where does “peccancy” come from?
peccancy (English) comes from Latin peccantia, from Latin peccō, from Proto-Indo-European pēd-, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
peccancy (English): Faultiness, a state of being flawed; A sin or...
Definitions
- Faultiness, a state of being flawed; A sin or...
Ancestry of “peccancy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | peccantia | nominative neuter plural of peccāns; accusative... |
| 2 | Latin | peccō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pēd- | foot |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |