pieu

== Franco-Provençal == === Noun === pieu (Old Lyonnais) alternative form of pioly (“louse”) === References === Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “pēdŭcŭlus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 8: Patavia–Pix, page 148 == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French pieu, a backformation from Old French peus, pex, nominative singular and oblique plural of pel, from Latin pālus (“post, stake”), from Proto-Italic *pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-slos, from *peh₂ǵ-. Doublet of pal, which is of either dialectal or learned origin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pjø/ Homophone: pieux === Noun === pieu m (plural pieux) post, stake (slang) bed, sack Synonym: plumard ==== Derived terms ==== pieuter === Further reading === “pieu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle French == === Etymology === From Old French pex, pel, from Latin pālus (“post, stake”). === Noun === pieu m (plural pieulx) post; stake ==== Descendants ==== French: pieu == Papiamentu == === Etymology === From Portuguese piolho and Spanish piojo and Kabuverdianu piodju. === Noun === pieu louse