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Where does “pignatta” come from?

pignatta (Italian) comes from Italian pigna, 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.

pignatta (Italian): cooking pot; hollow block; pinata

Definitions

  1. cooking pot; hollow block; pinata

Ancestry of “pignatta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpignapinecone
2Latinpīnea—
3Latin-eanominative feminine singular of -eus; nominative...
4Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
5Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
6Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
7Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
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