Where does “Pimentel” come from?
Pimentel (Spanish) comes from Portuguese Pimentel, from Portuguese pimenta, from Old Portuguese pimenta, from Latin pigmenta — nominative plural of pigmentum; accusative plural...
Ancestry of “Pimentel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | Pimentel | — |
| 2 | Portuguese | pimenta | pepper |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | pimenta | — |
| 4 | Latin | pigmenta | nominative plural of pigmentum; accusative plural... |