Where does “pedigree” come from?
Pedigree comes from Old French pé de grue, meaning crane's foot, from Old French pié de gru, ultimately from Latin pes and Proto-Indo-European pṓds, meaning foot.
pedigree (English): A chart, list, or record of ancestors, to show...
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- A chart, list, or record of ancestors, to show...
Ancestry of “pedigree”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | pé de grue | — |
| 2 | Old French | pié de gru | foot of a crane |
| 3 | Latin | pes | a foot, "in its senses as"; a place to tread... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | pets | foot |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |