Where does “petrinal” come from?
petrinal (Middle French) comes from English petronel, from French petrinal, from French poitrinal — of the chest.
Ancestry of “petrinal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | petronel | A 17th-century firearm that used a matchlock or a... |
| 2 | French | petrinal | — |
| 3 | French | poitrinal | of the chest |