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Where does “puy” come from?

puy (English) comes from French puy, from Middle French puy, from Old French puy, from Latin podium, from Ancient Greek πόδιον, from Ancient Greek πούς, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

puy (English): Any of several cone-shaped hills in the Auvergne,...

Definitions

  1. Any of several cone-shaped hills in the Auvergne,...

Ancestry of “puy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpuymountain, hill
2Middle Frenchpuy—
3Old Frenchpuyhill, height
4Latinpodiumbalcony, especially in an amphitheatre
5Ancient Greekπόδιονlittle foot; base
6Ancient Greekπούςfoot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpóds—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
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