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Where does “pīc” come from?

pīc (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic *pīk, from Latin pix, from Proto-Indo-European pik-, from Proto-Indo-European pi- — sap, juice.

pīc (Old English): pointed object, pick axe

Definitions

  1. pointed object, pick axe

Ancestry of “pīc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*pīk—
2Latinpixpitch, tar
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpik-to be angry; pitch; resin
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpi-sap, juice

Words derived from “pīc”

  • peak
  • pike
  • peek
  • Pyke
  • pickerel
  • pikestaff
  • forepeak
  • peaky
  • peekaboo
  • piker
  • pikeman
  • photopeak
  • pikeperch
  • nonpeak
  • interpeak
  • pikey
  • peakless
  • pickerelweed
  • peaker
  • pikeminnow
  • peakiness
  • multipeak
  • peeker
  • subpeak
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