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Where does “piton” come from?

piton (French) comes from French -on, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

piton (French): nail; spike, pick

Definitions

  1. nail; spike, pick

Ancestry of “piton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-onForming diminutives of things, including some...
2Ancient Greek-ός—
3Proto-Hellenic*-os—
4Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

Words derived from “piton”

  • piton
  • pitonner
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