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Where does “pinetum” come from?

pinetum (English) comes from Latin pinetum, from Latin pīnus, from Proto-Indo-European poi- — sap, juice.

pinetum (English): An arboretum, or part of an arboretum or garden,...

Definitions

  1. An arboretum, or part of an arboretum or garden,...

Ancestry of “pinetum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpinetuma pine wood, pine grove
2Latinpīnus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpoi-sap, juice
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