Where does “Pinocchio” come from?

Pinocchio comes from Italian Pinocchio, from Italian pinocchio, from Latin pinuculus, from the diminutive suffix Latin -culus, traced to Proto-Indo-European poi- and ultimately Proto-Indo-European peyH-.

Pinocchio (English): One who lies often; a liar; One who has...

Definitions

  1. One who lies often; a liar; One who has...

Ancestry of “Pinocchio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianPinocchioPinocchio character and fairy tale
2Latinpīnuculus—

Words derived from “Pinocchio”

Every word from Latin pīnuculus →Every word from Italian Pinocchio →