Where does “pennacchio” come from?
pennacchio (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin pinnaclum, from Latin pinnāculum, from Latin Pinna, from Latin penna, from Proto-Italic petnā, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.
pennacchio (Italian): plume
Definitions
- plume
Ancestry of “pennacchio”, step by step
pennacchio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vulgar Latin pinnaclum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | pinnaclum | — |
| 2 | Latin | pinnāculum | a peak, pinnacle |
| 3 | Latin | Pinna | A city of the Vestini situated on the eastern slope of the Apennines, now the town of Penne |
| 4 | Latin | penna | wing; feather, especially a flight-feather;... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | petnā | feather; wing |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂r̥ | wing; feather |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |
via Late Latin pinnaculum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | pinnaculum | a peak, pinnacle |
| 2 | Latin | pinna | Alternative form of penna; dorsal fin; wing,... |