Where does “pinyata” come from?
pinyata (Catalan) comes from Spanish piñata, from Italian pignatta, from Italian pigna, from Latin pīnea, from Latin -ea, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
pinyata (Catalan): piñata
Definitions
- piñata
Ancestry of “pinyata”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | piñata | pinata |
| 2 | Italian | pignatta | cooking pot; hollow block; pinata |
| 3 | Italian | pigna | pinecone |
| 4 | Latin | pīnea | pinecone |
| 5 | Latin | -ea | nominative feminine singular of -eus; nominative... |
| 6 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -εῖος | Forms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |