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Where does “pina” come from?

pina (English) comes from Spanish piña, from Latin Pinna, from Latin penna, from Proto-Italic petnā, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

pina (English): cloth woven from pineapple fiber; A cone of...

Definitions

  1. cloth woven from pineapple fiber; A cone of...

Ancestry of “pina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpiñapinecone; pineapple; punch
2LatinPinna—
3Latinpennawing; feather, especially a flight-feather;...
4Proto-Italicpetnāfeather; wing
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →