Where does “ピンセット” come from?
ピンセット (Japanese) comes from Dutch pincet, from Middle French pincette — tweezers; poker.
ピンセット (Japanese): tweezers
Ancestry of “ピンセット”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | pincet | A pair of tweezers, small pincers, used for... |
| 2 | Middle French | pincette | tweezers; poker |