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Where does “parsnepe” come from?

parsnepe (English) comes from Middle English passenep, from Old French pasnaie, from Latin pastinaca, from Latin pastinum — A kind of two-pronged dibble; The action of...

Ancestry of “parsnepe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishpassenep—
2Old Frenchpasnaie—
3Latinpastinacaparsnip; stingray
4LatinpastinumA kind of two-pronged dibble; The action of...

Words derived from “parsnepe”

  • parsnip
  • parsniplike
  • parsnippy
  • parsnipy
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