Where does “pipes” come from?
pipes (French) comes from French pipe, from English pipe, from Middle English pīpe, from Middle English pipen, from Old English pīpian, from Proto-West Germanic pīpan, from Proto-Germanic pīpaną, from Latin pipo — I pip, peep.
pipes (French): plural of pipe
Ancestry of “pipes”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | pipe | tobacco pipe; blowjob; the pipe symbol |
| 2 | English | pipe | Meanings relating to a wind instrument; Meanings... |
| 3 | Middle English | pīpe | — |
| 4 | Middle English | pipen | To use a pipe or similar musical instrument; to... |
| 5 | Old English | pīpian | to pipe |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | pīpan | to peep, to chirp, to squeak |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | pīpaną | To chirp or pipe like a bird or rodent; To talk... |
| 8 | Latin | pipo | I pip, peep |