Where does “ontpitten” come from?
ontpitten (Dutch) comes from Dutch pit, from English pit, from Middle English pit, from Old English pytt, from Proto-West Germanic puti, from Latin puteus, from Latin -al — noun-forming suffix.
ontpitten (Dutch): to stone, to remove the seed(s) from
Definitions
- to stone, to remove the seed(s) from
Ancestry of “ontpitten”, step by step
ontpitten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch pit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | pit | A seed inside a fruit; wick; burner |
| 2 | English | pit | A hole in the ground; An area at a racetrack used... |
| 3 | Middle English | pit | — |
| 4 | Old English | pytt | pit; well, pool; grave |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | puti | well |
| 6 | Latin | puteus | pit, dungeon; well; cistern |
| 7 | Latin | -al | noun-forming suffix |
via Dutch ont- -en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ont- -en | Forms transitive verbs from nouns, meaning "to remove (noun) from, to rid of (noun), to de-(noun)" |