Where does “pistacio” come from?
pistacio (Malay) comes from English pistachio, from Italian pistacchio, from Latin pistācium, from Ancient Greek πιστάκιον, from Ancient Greek -ῐον, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
pistacio (Malay): pistachio (fruit and tree)
Definitions
- pistachio (fruit and tree)
Ancestry of “pistacio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pistachio | A deciduous tree grown in parts of Asia for its... |
| 2 | Italian | pistacchio | nut; pistachio |
| 3 | Latin | pistācium | A pistachio nut |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πιστάκιον | pistachio |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ῐον | diminutive suffix; "suffix forming... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |