Where does “épicéa” come from?

épicéa (French) comes from Latin picea, from Latin pix, from Proto-Indo-European pik-, from Proto-Indo-European pi- — sap, juice.

épicéa (French): spruce (tree from the genus Picea)

Definitions

  1. spruce (tree from the genus Picea)

Ancestry of “épicéa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpiceaspruce family
2Latinpixpitch, tar
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpik-to be angry; pitch; resin
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpi-sap, juice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pik- →Every word from Latin pix →