Where does “pensel” come from?
pensel (Malay) comes from English pencil, from Old French pincil, from Latin pēniculus, from Latin -culus, from Proto-Italic *-kelos — Diminutive suffix.
pensel (Malay): pencil
Definitions
- pencil
Ancestry of “pensel”, step by step
pensel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pencil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pencil | A paintbrush |
| 2 | Old French | pincil | — |
| 3 | Latin | pēniculus | — |
| 4 | Latin | -culus | Alternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *-kelos | Diminutive suffix |
via Dutch penseel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | penseel | brush used in art |