Where does “pimentero” come from?

pimentero (Spanish) comes from Spanish pimienta, from Old Spanish pimienta, from Old Spanish pimiento, from Latin pigmentum, from Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

pimentero (Spanish): pepper mill, pepper grinder

Definitions

  1. pepper mill, pepper grinder

Ancestry of “pimentero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpimientapepper
2Old Spanishpimientapepper, peppercorns
3Old Spanishpimientopepper plant
4LatinpigmentumA material for coloring; color, paint, pigment,...
5Latin-mentuminstrument, medium, or result of; e.g....
6Latin-mentanominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural...
7Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥Every word from Latin -mentumEvery word from Latin pigmentum
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