Where does “pitching” come from?

Pitching derives from Middle English picche and pikken, which come from Latin pix meaning tar or pitch, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European pik- and pi-.

pitching (English): present participle of pitch; The act of throwing...

Definitions

  1. present participle of pitch; The act of throwing...

Ancestry of “pitching”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpitchA sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; sap;...
2Middle Englishpicche—
3Old Englishpīcpointed object, pick axe
4Proto-Germanic*pīk—
5Latinpixpitch, tar
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpik-to be angry; pitch; resin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpi-sap, juice

Words derived from “pitching”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pik- →Every word from Latin pix →