Where does “píb” come from?
píb (Irish) comes from Old Irish pípa, from Vulgar Latin pipa, from Latin pipo — I pip, peep.
píb (Irish): pipe; windpipe; throat, neck
Definitions
- pipe; windpipe; throat, neck
Ancestry of “píb”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | pípa | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | pipa | pipe |
| 3 | Latin | pipo | I pip, peep |