Where does “poitrinal” come from?
poitrinal (French) comes from Middle French petrinal, from English petronel, from French petrinal.
poitrinal (French): of the chest
Ancestry of “poitrinal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | petrinal | — |
| 2 | English | petronel | A 17th-century firearm that used a matchlock or a... |
| 3 | French | petrinal | — |
Words derived from “poitrinal”