Where does “pinjansiemen” come from?
pinjansiemen (Finnish) comes from Finnish Pinja, from Swedish pinje, from German Pinie, from Latin pīnea, from Latin -ea, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
pinjansiemen (Finnish): A pine nut
Definitions
- A pine nut
Ancestry of “pinjansiemen”, step by step
pinjansiemen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Pinja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Pinja | stone pine, Pinus pinea |
| 2 | Swedish | pinje | stone pine |
| 3 | German | Pinie | stone pine |
| 4 | Latin | pīnea | pinecone |
| 5 | Latin | -ea | nominative feminine singular of -eus; nominative... |
| 6 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -εῖος | Forms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |