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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | picca | pickaxe, pike |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *pīk | — |
| 3 | Latin | pix | pitch, tar |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pik- | to be angry; pitch; resin |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pi- | sap, juice |
Words derived from “pik(k)e”