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Where does “peestre” come from?

peestre (Old French) comes from Latin pedester, from Latin pedes, from Latin pēs, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Ancestry of “peestre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpedesterwalking, pedestrian, on foot; of infantry, foot...
2Latinpedesa walker, one who walks; foot soldier,...
3Latinpēs—
4Ancient Greekμέτρονsomething used to measure: measure, rule, weight;...
5Ancient Greek-τρονForms instrument nouns
6Proto-Hellenic-tronForms instrument nouns from verb stems
7Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
8Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “peestre”

  • piètre
  • piètrement
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