Etymograph

English

Peach

Peach comes from French péché ‘sin’, and goes back to Proto-Italic *petkāō.

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*petkāō‘to sin’reconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpeccō‘to offend, sin’
  3. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpeccātum‘sin, error, fault’
  4. Old Frenchc. 842–1400pechié
  5. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600peché‘sin’
  6. Frenchc. 1600–presentpéché‘sin’
  7. EnglishtodayPeach

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*petkāō‘to sin’reconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpeccō‘to offend, sin’
  3. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpeccātum‘sin, error, fault’
  4. Old Frenchc. 842–1400pechié
  5. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600peché‘sin’
  6. Frenchc. 1600–presentpéché‘sin’
  7. EnglishtodayPeach

Linked words

through Latin peccō ‘to offend, sin’

impeccable, 6 more

Today it means

noun A native or resident of Georgia in the United States.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Italic *petkāō / Peach

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