Where does “파이내플” come from?

파이내플 (Korean) 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.

파이내플 (Korean): pineapple (plant, fruit)

Definitions

  1. pineapple (plant, fruit)

Ancestry of “파이내플”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpineappleA tropical plant, "Ananas comosus", native to...
2Middle Englishpinappelpinecone
3Latinpinnāculuma peak, pinnacle
4LatinPinnaA city of the Vestini situated on the eastern slope of the Apennines, now the town of Penne
5Latinpennawing; feather, especially a flight-feather;...
6Proto-Italicpetnāfeather; wing
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂-
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