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Where does “pinha” come from?

pinha (Portuguese) comes from Latin pīnea, from Latin -ea, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

pinha (Portuguese): pine cone; crowd, mass

Definitions

  1. pine cone; crowd, mass

Ancestry of “pinha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpīnea—
2Latin-eanominative feminine singular of -eus; nominative...
3Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
4Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
5Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
6Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “pinha”

  • apinhar
  • pinhão
  • apinhado
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →