Where does “peccant” come from?

peccant (English) comes from Latin peccantis, from Latin peccāns, from Latin peccō, from Proto-Indo-European pēd-, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

peccant (English): Unhealthy; causing disease; Sinful; Wrong;...

Definitions

  1. Unhealthy; causing disease; Sinful; Wrong;...

Ancestry of “peccant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpeccantisgenitive masculine singular of peccāns; genitive...
2Latinpeccānssinning, transgressing
3Latinpeccōto sin, transgress
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

Words derived from “peccant”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pēd- →Every word from Latin peccō →