Where does “pitchless” come from?

pitchless (English) comes from English pitch, from Middle English picche, from Old English pīc, from Proto-Germanic *pīk, from Latin pix, from Proto-Indo-European pik-, from Proto-Indo-European pi- — sap, juice.

pitchless (English): Without pitch; unpitched; Without pitch

Definitions

  1. Without pitch; unpitched; Without pitch

Ancestry of “pitchless”, step by step

pitchless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pitch

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

via English less

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlessTo a smaller extent or degree; comparative form...
2Middle Englishlesfalse; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie
3Old Englishlēasfalse, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose...
4Proto-Germanic*laus—

Words derived from “pitchless”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pi- →