Where does “pier” come from?

pier (Latin) comes from Latin pio, from Latin pius, from Proto-Italic pwījos, from Proto-Indo-European puHyós, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.

pier (Latin): first-person singular present passive subjunctive...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive...

Ancestry of “pier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpioI appease, propitiate; I purify, expiate; dative...
2Latinpiuspious, devout; dutiful, loyal, conscientious;...
3Proto-Italicpwījospious, devout
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpuHyóspurifying
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European puHyós →Every word from Proto-Italic pwījos →