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
- sin; past participle of pécher
Ancestry of “péché”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | peché | sin |
| 2 | Old French | pechié | sin; past participle of pechier |
| 3 | Latin | peccātum | — |
| 4 | Latin | peccō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pēd- | foot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |
Words derived from “péché”