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Where does “pinnoittaa” come from?

pinnoittaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish pinna, from Swedish pinne, from Old Norse pinni, from Proto-Germanic penn-, from Latin penna, from Proto-Italic petnā, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

pinnoittaa (Finnish): to coat, to plate, to apply a coating or surface;...

Definitions

  1. to coat, to plate, to apply a coating or surface;...

Ancestry of “pinnoittaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpinnaspoke; tiller; sound post
2Swedishpinnea stick; a short thin roughly cylindrical form of...
3Old Norsepinnia pin
4Proto-Germanicpenn-—
5Latinpennawing; feather, especially a flight-feather;...
6Proto-Italicpetnāfeather; wing
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

Words derived from “pinnoittaa”

  • alumiinipinnoite
  • pinnoite
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