Where does “파인애플” come from?
파인애플 (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.
파인애플 (Korean): pineapple
Definitions
- pineapple
Ancestry of “파인애플”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pineapple | A tropical plant, "Ananas comosus", native to... |
| 2 | Middle English | pinappel | pinecone |
| 3 | Latin | pinnāculum | a peak, pinnacle |
| 4 | Latin | Pinna | A city of the Vestini situated on the eastern slope of the Apennines, now the town of Penne |
| 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 |