Where does “皮納塔” come from?
皮納塔 (Chinese) 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.
皮納塔 (Chinese): piñata
Ancestry of “皮納塔”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | piñata | pinata |
| 2 | Italian | pignatta | cooking pot; hollow block; pinata |
| 3 | Italian | pigna | pinecone |
| 4 | Latin | pīnea | — |
| 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 |