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Where does “πιστόνι” come from?

πιστόνι (Greek) comes from French piston, from Italian pistone, from Latin pistāre, from Latin pīnsō, from Spanish pienso, from Latin pēnsum, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō — to stretch.

πιστόνι (Greek): piston

Definitions

  1. piston

Ancestry of “πιστόνι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpistonpiston; contact, connection
2Italianpistonepiston; valve - of a musical instrument
3Latinpistāre—
4Latinpīnsō—
5Spanishpiensoanimal feed; thought
6Latinpēnsum—
7Latinpendō—
8Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
9Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
10Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch

Words derived from “πιστόνι”

  • κυλινδροπίστονο
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