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Etymology of the English word pitcher

the English word pitcher
derived from 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
derived from the Old French word pichier
derived from the Old French word bichier
derived from the Medieval Latin word bicarium
derived from the Greek word bikos, βῖκος
derived from the Egyptian word biḳ

Derivations in English

pitcherful

Derivations in other languages

Italian pitcher

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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