Where does “pio” come from?
pio (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto pia, from French pieux, from Middle French pieux, from Old French piu, from Latin pīus, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
pio (Esperanto): pi
Definitions
- pi
Ancestry of “pio”, step by step
pio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto pia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | pia | pious |
| 2 | French | pieux | pious; plural of pieu |
| 3 | Middle French | pieux | pious |
| 4 | Old French | piu | — |
| 5 | Latin | pīus | — |
| 6 | Latin | -tās | ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |