Where does “pinnate” come from?
Pinnate comes from Latin pinnatus, derived from Latin pinna, ultimately from Latin penna, a word meaning feather or wing.
pinnate (English): Resembling a feather; Having two rows of...
Definitions
- Resembling a feather; Having two rows of...
Ancestry of “pinnate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pinnātus | feathered; winged |
| 2 | Latin | Pinna | A city of the Vestini situated on the eastern slope of the Apennines, now the town of Penne |
| 3 | Latin | penna | wing; feather, especially a flight-feather;... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | petnā | feather; wing |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂r̥ | wing; feather |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |