Where does “penna” come from?

penna (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic petnā, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

penna (Latin): wing; feather, especially a flight-feather;...

Definitions

  1. wing; feather, especially a flight-feather;...

Ancestry of “penna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicpetnāfeather; wing
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

Words derived from “penna”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →