Etymology of the English word pitchfork
the English word
pitchforkderived from the English word
forkderived from the Latin word
furca (fork; fork; prop)
derived from the North French word
forquederived from the English word
pitchderived from the English word
pichderived from the English word
picderived from the English word
picturederived 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
picheUsage
Word found in Modern English
