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Where does “пике́т” come from?

пике́т (Russian) comes from German Pikett, from French piquet, from French piquer, from Middle French picquer, from Old French piquer, from Vulgar Latin piccare, from Frankish pikkōn, from Proto-Germanic pikōną — "low-pitch humming noise".

Ancestry of “пике́т”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPikett—
2Frenchpiquetpicket; A school punishment in which a student...
3Frenchpiquerto prick; to sting; to nick, pinch, steal
4Middle Frenchpicquerto sting
5Old Frenchpiquerto pierce with the tip of a sword
6Vulgar Latinpiccareto puncture; to sting, strike; to pierce
7Frankishpikkōnto peck, strike
8Proto-Germanicpikōną—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbew-"low-pitch humming noise"

Words derived from “пике́т”

  • пикетчик
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