Where does “pitchy” come from?
Pitchy comes from Middle English -y, Middle French -ie, Latin -ia, Latin -ivus, and Proto-Indo-European -kos, a suffix forming adjectives from nouns.
pitchy (English): Of, pertaining to, or resembling pitch; Very dark...
Definitions
- Of, pertaining to, or resembling pitch; Very dark...
Ancestry of “pitchy”, step by step
pitchy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pitch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pitch | A sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; sap;... |
| 2 | Middle English | picche | — |
| 3 | Old English | pīc | pointed object, pick axe |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *pīk | — |
| 5 | Latin | pix | pitch, tar |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pik- | to be angry; pitch; resin |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pi- | sap, juice |
via Middle English pycchy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | pycchy | — |