Where does “pierrotic” come from?
pierrotic (English) comes from English Pierrot, from French Pierrot, from French pierre, from Middle French pierre, from Latin Petrus, from Indonesian penembak, from Indonesian tembak, from Malay tembak.
pierrotic (English): Of or relating to pierrots
Definitions
- Of or relating to pierrots
Ancestry of “pierrotic”, step by step
pierrotic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Pierrot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Pierrot | A character from French pantomime; a buffoon in a loose white outfit; a popular choice for a masquerade costume |
| 2 | French | Pierrot | Pierre, "Peter" |
| 3 | French | pierre | stone |
| 4 | Middle French | pierre | stone |
| 5 | Latin | Petrus | Peter |
| 6 | Indonesian | penembak | shooter |
| 7 | Indonesian | tembak | to shoot to fire a shot |
| 8 | Malay | tembak | to shoot |
| 9 | Malay | timbak | Obsolete form of tembak |
| 10 | Proto-Malayic | timbak | — |
| 11 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | ti(m)bak | — |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |