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Where does “pensel” come from?

pensel (Swedish) comes from Old French pincil, from Latin pēniculus, from Latin -culus, from Proto-Italic *-kelos.

pensel (Swedish): paintbrush

Definitions

  1. paintbrush

Ancestry of “pensel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpincil—
2Latinpēniculus—
3Latin-culusAlternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to...
4Proto-Italic*-kelos—

Words derived from “pensel”

  • punapensselisika
  • pensselisika
  • pensseli
  • harmaapensselisika
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