Where does “sapin” come from?

sapin (French) comes from Latin sappinus, from Latin pīnus, from Proto-Indo-European poi- — sap, juice.

sapin (French): fir, fir tree

Definitions

  1. fir, fir tree

Ancestry of “sapin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsappinusA type of fir
2Latinpīnuspine tree, fir tree
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpoi-sap, juice

Words derived from “sapin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European poi- →Every word from Latin pīnus →Every word from Latin sappinus →