Etymology:
- From Middle English pīpe, pype, from Old English pīpe; the channel of a small stream, from Proto-Germanic *pīpǭ. Reinforced by Vulgar Latin *pīpa, from Latin pipire, pipiare, pipare, from pīpiō, of imitative origin.
- The “storage container” and “liquid measure” senses are derived from Middle English pīpe, from pīpe and Old French pipe.
- The verb is from Middle English pīpen, pypyn, from Old English pīpian.
- From verb piper
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Submitted on July 10, 2018
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