Where does “pèsch” come from?

pèsch (Romansch) comes from Latin pascuus, from Latin -uus, from Proto-Italic *-wos, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

pèsch (Romansch): fish

Definitions

  1. fish

Ancestry of “pèsch”, step by step

pèsch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin pascuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpascuusOf or for pasture, grazing
2Latin-uusforms adjectives on verbal stems
3Proto-Italic*-wos—
4Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

via Latin Piscis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinPiscisthe Fish, Piscis Austrinus constellation
2Proto-Indo-European*peysk-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Latin -uus →Every word from Latin pascuus →