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Where does “pinata” come from?

pinata (English) comes from Spanish piñata, from Italian pignatta, from Italian pigna, from Latin pīnea, from Latin -ea, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

pinata (English): Alternative spelling of pinata

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of pinata

Ancestry of “pinata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpiñatapinata
2Italianpignattacooking pot; hollow block; pinata
3Italianpignapinecone
4Latinpīnea—
5Latin-eanominative feminine singular of -eus; nominative...
6Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
7Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
8Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
9Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
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