Where does “poix” come from?

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

poix (French): pitch

Definitions

  1. pitch

Ancestry of “poix”, step by step

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

Words derived from “poix”

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