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Where does “piteux” come from?

piteux (French) comes from Latin pietosus.

piteux (French): pitiful; rundown; piteous

Definitions

  1. pitiful; rundown; piteous

Ancestry of “piteux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpietosus—

Words derived from “piteux”

  • piteusement
Every word from Latin pietosus →