Where does “Panaschieren” come from?
Panaschieren (German) comes from German panaschieren, from French panacher, from French panache, from Middle French pennache, from Italian pennacchio, from Vulgar Latin pinnaclum, from Latin pinnāculum, from Latin Pinna — to spread out; to fly.
Panaschieren (German): vote-splitting
Ancestry of “Panaschieren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | panaschieren | to split one's vote |
| 2 | French | panacher | to add a panache; to mix colours; to mix |
| 3 | French | panache | panache; the bulk of antlers of deer and moose |
| 4 | Middle French | pennache | a plume of feathers |
| 5 | Italian | pennacchio | plume |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | pinnaclum | — |
| 7 | Latin | pinnāculum | — |
| 8 | Latin | Pinna | — |
| 9 | Latin | penna | wing; feather, especially a flight-feather;... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | petnā | feather; wing |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂r̥ | wing; feather |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |