Where does “pewter” come from?

Pewter comes from Old French peautre, from Latin peltrum, a word of uncertain origin and meaning.

pewter (English): An alloy of approximately 93–98% tin, 1–2%...

Definitions

  1. An alloy of approximately 93–98% tin, 1–2%...

Ancestry of “pewter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishpeutrepewter
2Old Frenchpeautre—
3Vulgar Latinpeltrumpewter

Words derived from “pewter”

Every word from Vulgar Latin peltrum →Every word from Old French peautre →Every word from Middle English peutre →