Where does “pinene” come from?

pinene (English) comes from English pine, from Middle English pyne, from Old English pine, from Proto-Germanic *pīnā.

pinene (English): Either of two isomeric bicyclic monoterpene...

Definitions

  1. Either of two isomeric bicyclic monoterpene...

Ancestry of “pinene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpineAny coniferous tree of the genus "Pinus"; Any...
2Middle EnglishpyneA painful punishment; torture
3Old Englishpine—
4Proto-Germanic*pīnā—

Words derived from “pinene”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *pīnā →Every word from Old English pine →Every word from Middle English pyne →