Where does “pai” come from?
pai (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from English PIE, from Middle English pie, from Old French pié, from Latin pēs, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
pai (Norwegian Nynorsk): a pie
Ancestry of “pai”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | PIE | — |
| 2 | Middle English | pie | Alternative form of pye |
| 3 | Old French | pié | foot |
| 4 | Latin | pēs | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |