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Where does “pinappel” come from?

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

pinappel (Middle English): pinecone

Definitions

  1. pinecone

Ancestry of “pinappel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpinnāculum—
2LatinPinna—
3Latinpennawing; feather, especially a flight-feather;...
4Proto-Italicpetnāfeather; wing
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

Words derived from “pinappel”

  • pineapple
  • pineappled
  • pineappley
  • pineappleade
  • パイナップル
  • 파인애플
  • painap
  • painap
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