Pip Definition
A diminutive form of the given names Philip, Phillip, and Philippa.
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Origin of Pip
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Middle English pippe from Middle Dutch phlegm, pip from Medieval Latin pippīta alteration of Latin pītuīta peiə- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Middle English pippe, from Middle Dutch pip, from post-classical Latin pipita, from Latin pītuīta.
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Apparently representing a shortened form of pippin.
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Origin uncertain, perhaps related to Etymology 2, above.
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Abbreviation of percentage in point.
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Variant of peep peep
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Possibly from pip
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Short for pippin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Origin unknown
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Imitative.
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