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Where does “*pīpā” come from?
*pīpā (Proto-Germanic) comes from Vulgar Latin pipa, from Latin pipo — I pip, peep.
Ancestry of “*pīpā”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Vulgar Latin
pipa
pipe
2
Latin
pipo
I pip, peep
Words derived from “*pīpā”
pipe
pipes
pipeline
Piper
piping
Fife
pipette
fife
piper
windpipe
peeps
blowpipe
bagpipes
peephole
bagpipe
Peep
pipelining
stovepipe
pipet
standpipe
sandpiper
drainpipe
tailpipe
pipework
Every word from Latin pipo →
Every word from Vulgar Latin pipa →