Where does “Baix Penedès” come from?
Baix Penedès (Catalan) comes from Catalan Penedès, from Catalan penya, from Latin Pinna, from Latin penna, from Proto-Italic petnā, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.
Ancestry of “Baix Penedès”, step by step
Baix Penedès traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan Penedès
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | Penedès | divided among the comarques of Alt Penedès, Baix Penedès and Garraf |
| 2 | Catalan | penya | rock, outcrop |
| 3 | Latin | Pinna | A city of the Vestini situated on the eastern slope of the Apennines, now the town of Penne |
| 4 | Latin | penna | wing; feather, especially a flight-feather;... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | petnā | feather; wing |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂r̥ | wing; feather |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |