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Where does “pippe” come from?

pippe (Middle English) comes from Middle Dutch pip, from Latin pipita, from Latin pītuīta.

Ancestry of “pippe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchpipdisease of poultry, also of people
2Latinpipita—
3Latinpītuīta—

Words derived from “pippe”

  • pip
  • pippy
  • pipless
  • pipfruit
  • pip emma
Every word from Latin pītuīta →