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Etymology of the English word pipe

the English word pipe
derived from the Old French word pipe
derived from the Latin word pipa (pipe)
derived from the Classical Latin word pipare
derived from the French word piper
derived from the Vulgar Latin word pippare
derived from the Classical Latin word pipare

Derivations in English

blowpipe, cesspipe, downpipe, drainpipe, hawsepipe, panpipe, pipage, pipefish, pipeful, pipeline, pipestone, pipy, standpipe, steampipe, stovepipe, windpipe, pipestem, bagpipes, hornpipe, piper, piping, pipkin, syrinx, bagpipe, half-pipe, piped

Derivations in other languages

Italian pipe, Spanish pava

Cognates

Dutch pijp, Dutch pijpen, French pipe, German Pfeife, German pfeifen, Icelandic pípa, Italian pipa, Lithuanian pypke, Norwegian pipi, Spanish pipa, Swedish pipa, Yiddish fajfn

Usage

Word found in Old English, Modern English



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