Where does “píce” come from?
píce (Irish) comes from Old French [[pike, from Latin picca, from Proto-Germanic *pīk, from Latin pix, from Proto-Indo-European pik-, from Proto-Indo-European pi- — sap, juice.
píce (Irish): pike; fork; pitchfork; peak; sprit
Definitions
- pike; fork; pitchfork; peak; sprit
Ancestry of “píce”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | [[pike | — |
| 2 | Latin | picca | pickaxe, pike |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *pīk | — |
| 4 | Latin | pix | pitch, tar |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pik- | to be angry; pitch; resin |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pi- | sap, juice |