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Where does “pit” come from?

pit (Middle English) comes from Old English pytt, from Proto-West Germanic puti, from Latin puteus, from Latin -al.

Ancestry of “pit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishpyttpit; well, pool; grave
2Proto-West Germanicputiwell
3Latinputeuspit, dungeon; well; cistern
4Latin-al—

Words derived from “pit”

  • pit
  • cockpit
  • pitfall
  • pitter
  • pitman
  • firepit
  • ashpit
  • pithead
  • sawpit
  • pithouse
  • coalpit
  • snowpit
  • pitful
  • chalkpit
  • pitmaster
  • shitpit
  • pitless
  • wheelpit
  • marlpit
  • pitsaw
  • tarpit
  • pittite
  • stonepit
  • pit adder
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