Where does “pi-jaw” come from?
pi-jaw (English) comes from English Pi, from Ancient Greek πῖ, from Ancient Greek πεῖ, from Proto-Semitic pay- — the mouth.
pi-jaw (English): Patronising or lecturing talk, especially from an...
Definitions
- Patronising or lecturing talk, especially from an...
Ancestry of “pi-jaw”, step by step
pi-jaw traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Pi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Pi | The sixteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets and the seventeenth in Old Greek |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πῖ | Alternative form of πεῖ |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πεῖ | pi, the name for the sixteenth letter Π, π of the... |
| 4 | Proto-Semitic | pay- | the mouth |
via English Jaw
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Jaw | One of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of the mouth |
| 2 | Middle English | jowe | jaw, jawbone |
| 3 | Old French | joe | cheek |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | *ga(v)ota | — |