Where does “pīnus” come from?

pīnus (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European poi- — sap, juice.

pīnus (Latin): pine tree, fir tree

Definitions

  1. pine tree, fir tree

Ancestry of “pīnus”, step by step

pīnus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European poi-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpoi-sap, juice

via Proto-Italic *pīnos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italic*pīnos—

Words derived from “pīnus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European poi- →