Where does “petronel” come from?

petronel (English) comes from French petrinal, from French poitrinal, from Middle French petrinal.

petronel (English): A 17th-century firearm that used a matchlock or a...

Definitions

  1. A 17th-century firearm that used a matchlock or a...

Ancestry of “petronel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpetrinal—
2Frenchpoitrinalof the chest
3Middle Frenchpetrinal—

Words derived from “petronel”

Every word from Middle French petrinal →Every word from French petrinal →Every word from French poitrinal →