Where does “poisser” come from?

poisser (French) comes from French poix, from Old French peiz, from Latin pix, from Proto-Indo-European pik-, from Proto-Indo-European pi- — sap, juice.

poisser (French): to make sticky; to nab

Definitions

  1. to make sticky; to nab

Ancestry of “poisser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpoixpitch
2Old Frenchpeizchest
3Latinpixpitch, tar
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpik-to be angry; pitch; resin
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpi-sap, juice

Words derived from “poisser”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pik- →Every word from Latin pix →
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