Where does “pine” come from?
pine (Lingala) comes from Kongo pine, from French pneu, from French pneumatique, from Latin pneumaticus, from Ancient Greek πνευματικός, from Ancient Greek -τικός, from Ancient Greek -σις, from Ancient Greek -τις — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
pine (Lingala): tire
Definitions
- tire
Ancestry of “pine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kongo | pine | tire |
| 2 | French | pneu | tyre, tire |
| 3 | French | pneumatique | pneumatic; tyre |
| 4 | Latin | pneumaticus | wind; pneumatic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πνευματικός | Related to the wind: windy; Related to breath:... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τικός | relating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -σις | Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |