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Where does “pentri” come from?

pentri (Esperanto) comes from English paint, from Middle English peynten, from Old French peint, from Latin pingō, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

pentri (Esperanto): to paint

Definitions

  1. to paint

Ancestry of “pentri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpaintA substance that is applied as a liquid or paste,...
2Middle Englishpeynten—
3Old Frenchpeint—
4Latinpingō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

Words derived from “pentri”

  • pentraĵo
  • pentrado
  • pentristo
  • aĵpentraĵo
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