Pie Definition
- An empty wish or promise:
- extremely easy
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Pie
- pie in the sky
- (as) easy as pie
Origin of Pie
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Hindi pā'ī from Sanskrit pādikā quarter from pāt pad- foot, leg ped- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old French pie, from Latin pica, feminine of picus (“woodpecker”).
From Wiktionary
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From Hindi पाई (pāī, “quarter”), from Sanskrit पादिका (pādikā).
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From Middle English, unknown origin.
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Medieval Latin pīca
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Middle English
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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