Where does “筆ペン” come from?
筆ペン (Japanese) comes from Japanese ペン, from Dutch pen, from Middle Dutch penne, from Old French penne, from Latin penna, from Proto-Italic petnā, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.
筆ペン (Japanese): brush pen; fudepen ink pen that that mimics the feel of a traditional brush
Definitions
- brush pen; fudepen ink pen that that mimics the feel of a traditional brush
Ancestry of “筆ペン”, step by step
筆ペン traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese ペン
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | ペン | a pen |
| 2 | Dutch | pen | pen; a long feather of a bird; pin |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | penne | — |
| 4 | Old French | penne | feather |
| 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 |