Where does “gañivete” come from?

gañivete (Spanish) comes from Old French canivet, from Latin cnīfittus, from Latin cnīfus, from Frankish knīb, from Proto-Germanic knībaz, from Proto-Germanic knīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneybʰ-.

gañivete (Spanish): penknife

Definitions

  1. penknife

Ancestry of “gañivete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcanivetlittle knife
2Latincnīfittus—
3Latincnīfusknife
4Frankishknībknife
5Proto-Germanicknībazpincers; shears; knife
6Proto-Germanicknīpanąto pinch
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneybʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic knīpaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic knībaz →