Where does “péché” come from?

péché (French) comes from Middle French peché, from Old French pechié, from Latin peccātum, from Latin peccō, from Proto-Indo-European pēd-, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

péché (French): sin; past participle of pécher

Definitions

  1. sin; past participle of pécher

Ancestry of “péché”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchpechésin
2Old Frenchpechiésin; past participle of pechier
3Latinpeccātumsin, error, fault
4Latinpeccōto sin, transgress
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

Words derived from “péché”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pēd- →Every word from Latin peccō →