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1. Etymology of the English word pitch

the English word pitch
derived from the English word pich
derived from the English word pic
derived from the English word picture
derived from the Latin word pictura (painting, picture)
derived from the Latin word pictus (painted; colored; decorated)
derived from the Latin word pingere (decorate, embellish; depict in embroidery; paint, tint, color)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *peig-
derived from the Anglo-Norman word piche

Derivations in English

pitching, pitchman, pitchfork, pitchout, pitcher, pitched

Derivations in other languages

French pitch, Portuguese piche

Cognates

Dutch pek, French poix, German Pech, Italian pece, Latin pices, Norwegian bek, Swedish beck

Usage

Word found in Modern English

2. Etymology of the English word pitch

derived from the English word pitch

Derivations in English

pitchpot, pitchy

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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