Where does “パイナップル” come from?
パイナップル (Japanese) comes from English pineapple, from Middle English pinappel, 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.
パイナップル (Japanese): pineapple
Ancestry of “パイナップル”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | pineapple | A tropical plant, "Ananas comosus", native to... |
| 2 | Middle English | pinappel | pinecone |
| 3 | Latin | pinnāculum | — |
| 4 | Latin | Pinna | — |
| 5 | Latin | penna | wing; feather, especially a flight-feather;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | petnā | feather; wing |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂r̥ | wing; feather |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |