Where does “pik(k)e” come from?

pik(k)e (Old French) comes from Latin picca, from Proto-Germanic *pīk, from Latin pix, from Proto-Indo-European pik-, from Proto-Indo-European pi- — sap, juice.

Ancestry of “pik(k)e”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpiccapickaxe, pike
2Proto-Germanic*pīk—
3Latinpixpitch, tar
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpik-to be angry; pitch; resin
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpi-sap, juice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pik- →Every word from Latin pix →