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Where does “pik-” come from?

pik- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European pi- — sap, juice.

pik- (Proto-Indo-European): to be angry; pitch; resin

Definitions

  1. to be angry; pitch; resin

Ancestry of “pik-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpi-sap, juice

Words derived from “pik-”

  • pitch
  • pitcher
  • pitching
  • impeccable
  • impeccably
  • pizzeria
  • pitchblende
  • peccant
  • peccadillo
  • pitchman
  • peccable
  • pitchstone
  • pitchout
  • pitcherful
  • multipitch
  • pitcheth
  • pitchless
  • peccancy
  • pitchpole
  • fastpitch
  • pitchbook
  • pitchlike
  • pitchback
  • repitch
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