The word derives from the provençal puech, meaning an isolated hill, coming from latin podium, which has given also puig in catalan, poggio in italian, poio in galician and portuguese. The meaning of puy is one of the hills of volcanic origin common in the auvergne district of france. Definition of 'puy' puy in british english (pwiː ) noun a small volcanic cone Meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the oxford english dictionary The templars were founded about the year 1118 by a burgundian knight, hugh de paganis The hospitallers sprang from a foundation in jerusalem erected by merchants of amalfi before the first crusade, and were reorganized under gerard le puy, master until 1120.
Puy, from latin podium meaning height, is a conical volcanic hill, especially in auvergne, formed by volcanoes active 95,000 to 10,000 years ago. Inherited from middle french puy, from old french puy (“hill, height”), pui, from latin podium Also occitan puèg and catalan puig. Puy is a geological term used locally in the auvergne, france for a volcanic hill The word derives from the provençal puech, meaning an isolated hill, coming from latin podium, which has given also puig in catalan and poggio in italian. A puy or pui was a society, often organised as a guild or confraternity, sometimes along religious (catholic) lines, for the patronisation of music and poetry, typically through the holding of competitions.
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