Where does “lepéniste” come from?

lepéniste (French) comes from French Le Pen, from Breton penn, from Middle Breton penn, from Old Breton penn, from Proto-Brythonic penn, from Proto-Celtic kʷennom — head.

lepéniste (French): a follower of lang or lang

Definitions

  1. a follower of lang or lang

Ancestry of “lepéniste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchLe Pen—
2Bretonpennhead; chief, leader
3Middle Bretonpenn—
4Old Bretonpenn—
5Proto-Brythonicpennhead
6Proto-Celtickʷennomhead
Every word from Proto-Celtic kʷennom →Every word from Proto-Brythonic penn →Every word from Old Breton penn →