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Where does “Pastinak” come from?

Pastinak (German) comes from German Pastinake, from Middle High German pasternacke, from Old High German pestinac, from Proto-West Germanic *pastinakā, from Latin pastinaca, from Latin pastinum — A kind of two-pronged dibble; The action of...

Ancestry of “Pastinak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPastinakeparsnip
2Middle High Germanpasternacke—
3Old High Germanpestinac—
4Proto-West Germanic*pastinakā—
5Latinpastinacaparsnip; stingray
6LatinpastinumA kind of two-pronged dibble; The action of...

Words derived from “Pastinak”

  • pastinako
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