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Etymology · Old French

pie

3 English words descend from Old French pie, most common first.

pieA type of pastry that consists of an outer crust and a filling. (Savory pies are more popular in the UK and sweet pies are more popular in the US, so "pie" without qualification has different connotations in these dialects.)
piedHaving two or more colors, especially black and white.
piepowderChiefly in court of piepowders, etc. (sense 2): a traveller, particularly one on foot; a wayfarer; specifically, a travelling merchant.