Where does “pignistic” come from?

pignistic (English) comes from Latin pignus, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

pignistic (English): Being or relating to a probability that a...

Definitions

  1. Being or relating to a probability that a...

Ancestry of “pignistic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpignuspledge, mortgage; hostage; wager, stake
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →Every word from Latin pignus →