Where does “piège” come from?
piège (French) comes from Latin pedica, from Latin pes, from Proto-Italic pets, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
piège (French): trap, snare, booby trap; pitfall
Definitions
- trap, snare, booby trap; pitfall
Ancestry of “piège”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | pedica | shackle, fetter; snare |
| 2 | Latin | pes | a foot, "in its senses as"; a place to tread... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | pets | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |
Words derived from “piège”