Where does “pifia” come from?

pifia (Spanish) comes from Spanish pifiar, from Middle High German pfīfen, from Old High German phīfōn, from Latin pipo — I pip, peep.

pifia (Spanish): small flaw, defect; mistake, fault, error

Definitions

  1. small flaw, defect; mistake, fault, error

Ancestry of “pifia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpifiarto drop the ball, screw up, mess up; to boo; to...
2Middle High Germanpfīfen
3Old High Germanphīfōn
4LatinpipoI pip, peep

Words derived from “pifia

Every word from Latin pipo