Where does “sminkepensel” come from?
sminkepensel (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk pensel, from German pinsel, from Middle High German bensel, from Old French pincel, from Latin pēnicellus, from Latin pēnicillum, from Latin -illus, from Latin -lus — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
sminkepensel (Norwegian Nynorsk): a make-up brush
Definitions
- a make-up brush
Ancestry of “sminkepensel”, step by step
sminkepensel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk pensel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | pensel | a brush, paintbrush |
| 2 | German | pinsel | paintbrush |
| 3 | Middle High German | bensel | — |
| 4 | Old French | pincel | paintbrush |
| 5 | Latin | pēnicellus | — |
| 6 | Latin | pēnicillum | A painter's brush |
| 7 | Latin | -illus | Used to form adjectives from nouns |
| 8 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |