Where does “pinna” come from?
Pinna comes from Latin pinna, which alternated with the form penna in Latin.
pinna (English): The visible part of the ear that resides outside...
Definitions
- The visible part of the ear that resides outside...
Ancestry of “pinna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Pinna | A city of the Vestini situated on the eastern slope of the Apennines, now the town of Penne |
| 2 | Latin | penna | wing; feather, especially a flight-feather;... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | petnā | feather; wing |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂r̥ | wing; feather |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |