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Where does “пикет” come from?

пикет (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 “пикет”, 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 “пикет”

  • пикетчик
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