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Where does “pinasse” come from?

pinasse (Middle French) comes from Spanish pinaza, from Spanish pino, from Latin pīnus, from Proto-Indo-European poi- — sap, juice.

Ancestry of “pinasse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpinazapinnace; dead leaves from a pine tree
2Spanishpinopine
3Latinpīnus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpoi-sap, juice

Words derived from “pinasse”

  • pinnace
  • panchway
  • péniche
  • পানসি
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