Where does “penna” come from?

penna (Italian) comes from Latin penna, from Proto-Italic petnā, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

penna (Italian): feather; pen; penne

Definitions

  1. feather; pen; penne

Ancestry of “penna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpennawing; feather, especially a flight-feather;...
2Proto-Italicpetnāfeather; wing
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

Words derived from “penna”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →