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