Where does “piètrement” come from?
piètrement (French) comes from French piètre, from Old French piestre, from Latin pedester, from Latin pedes, from Latin pēs, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
piètrement (French): poorly
Definitions
- poorly
Ancestry of “piètrement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | piètre | poor; lousy; pitiful |
| 2 | Old French | piestre | — |
| 3 | Latin | pedester | walking, pedestrian, on foot; of infantry, foot... |
| 4 | Latin | pedes | a walker, one who walks; foot soldier,... |
| 5 | Latin | pēs | a foot, in its senses as |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |