Where does “periwinkler” come from?

periwinkler (English) comes from English periwinkle, from Middle English pinewinkle, from Old English pīnewincle, from Latin pina, from Ancient Greek πίνη, from Ancient Greek τηρέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

periwinkler (English): One who fishes for periwinkles

Definitions

  1. One who fishes for periwinkles

Ancestry of “periwinkler”, step by step

periwinkler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English periwinkle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishperiwinkleAny of several evergreen plants of the genus...
2Middle Englishpinewinkle
3Old Englishpīnewincle
4Latinpinasea pen
5Ancient Greekπίνηpen shell; pearl shell, pearl
6Ancient Greekτηρέωto watch over, take care of, guard; to have an...
7Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
8Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
9Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeti