Pise
/piːˈzeɪ/noun
A building material made by compacting moist earth into forms, also called rammed earth.
Did you know?Pisé construction was widely used in Europe and became especially prominent in 18th- and 19th-century France, where entire durable homes were made from compressed earth.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*peis-
“To crush, pound, or grind”
Classical Latin
Latin
pinsere
“To pound or crush”
Medieval Latin
Latin
pisare
“To pound or compact”
Old French
Old French
piser
“To pound, stamp, or compact”
16th Century
French
pisé
“Earth compacted by pounding, especially for construction”
Modern English
English
pise
“Rammed earth used as a building material”