Where does “pè” come from?

pè (Haitian Creole) comes from French paire, from Old French paire, from Latin paria, from Latin par, from Proto-Indo-European per — around; through.

pè (Haitian Creole): To be afraid, to fear

Definitions

  1. To be afraid, to fear

Ancestry of “pè”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpairefeminine singular of pair; a pair; a couple
2Old Frenchpaire—
3Latinparianominative neuter plural of pār; accusative...
4Latinpareven; equal; like
5Proto-Indo-Europeanperaround; through
Every word from Proto-Indo-European per →Every word from Latin par →Every word from Latin paria →
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