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Yesterday's Etymon, #7: here is each language's etymon, the word that used all seven letters, and where it comes from (from Wiktionary).

English: P E I R T W Y

✦ TYPEWRITER: From type + writer. [More](/word/typewriter)

All 33 words (135 points): peep, peer, peewee, pepper, peppy, peter, petite, petty, pier, piety, pipe, piper, pity, prep, preppy, prettier, pretty, prey, pyre, ripe, ripper, tipper, trip, tripe, twerp, type, typewriter, weep, weepy, wept, wipe, wiper, yippee.

Español: C A E H Q T U

✦ CHAQUETA: its history isn't in the dictionary yet. More

All 18 words (86 points): acecha, acta, actúa, actúe, ataca, cacahuete, cate, chaqueta, chat, checa, cheque, echa, échate, eche, hace, hacha, hecha, hueca.

Français: Z D E N P R T

✦ PRÉTENDEZ: its history isn't in the dictionary yet. More

All 19 words (143 points): entendez, entendrez, entrez, perdez, perdrez, prendrez, prenez, prétendez, prêtez, rendez, rendrez, rentrerez, rentrez, répétez, reprenez, retenez, tendez, tenez, tentez.

Which did you find, and which got away? Today's letters are waiting: [play Etymon #8](/games/etymon).

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