Where does “pègre” come from?

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

pègre (French): underworld, mob

Definitions

  1. underworld, mob

Ancestry of “pègre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpicōto smear with pitch, to tar
2Latinpixpitch, tar
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpik-to be angry; pitch; resin
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpi-sap, juice

Words derived from “pègre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pik- →Every word from Latin pix →
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