Where does “pécher” come from?
pécher (French) comes from Middle French pecher, from Old French pechier, from Latin peccō, from Proto-Indo-European pēd-, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
pécher (French): to sin
Ancestry of “pécher”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | pecher | to sin |
| 2 | Old French | pechier | to sin |
| 3 | Latin | peccō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pēd- | foot |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |
Words derived from “pécher”