Etymology

piton

P3I1T1O1N1

Today it means: A spike, wedge, or peg that is driven into a rock or ice surface as a support (as for a mountain climber). Full definition →

French piton ← Occitan pitt-
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  1. Occitanpitt-
  2. Frenchpiton
  3. English todaypiton

Borrowed from French piton (“nail”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.