Where does “Pinie” come from?
Pinie (German) comes from Latin pīnea, from Latin -ea, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
Pinie (German): stone pine
Definitions
- stone pine
Ancestry of “Pinie”, step by step
Pinie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin pīnea
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pīnea | pinecone |
| 2 | Latin | -ea | nominative feminine singular of -eus; nominative... |
| 3 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -εῖος | Forms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |
via Late Latin pinea
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | pinea | pine; nominative feminine singular of pīneus;... |