Where does “安全ピン” come from?
安全ピン (Japanese) comes from Japanese ピン, from Portuguese pinta, from Portuguese pintar, from Old Portuguese pintar, from Vulgar Latin pinctare, from Latin pictāre, from Latin pingere, from Latin pingo — to attach.
安全ピン (Japanese): a safety pin
Definitions
- a safety pin
Ancestry of “安全ピン”, step by step
安全ピン traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese ピン
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | ピン | an ace in cards or a "one" in dice; the first or... |
| 2 | Portuguese | pinta | naevus; a small spot, dot or stain; suit |
| 3 | Portuguese | pintar | to paint |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | pintar | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | pinctare | — |
| 6 | Latin | pictāre | paint |
| 7 | Latin | pingere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | pingo | I decorate or embellish; I paint, tint or colour;... |
| 9 | Latin | pango | I fasten, fix, set, especially drive, sink, force... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | pangō | to fasten, to fix |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵ- | to attach |
via Japanese 安全
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 安全 | safety; security |