Where does “piston” come from?
piston (French) comes from Italian pistone, from Latin pistāre, from Latin pīnsō, from Spanish pienso, from Latin pēnsum, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti — to stretch.
piston (French): piston; contact, connection
Definitions
- piston; contact, connection
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