Where does “pinsel” come from?
pinsel (Tagalog) comes from Spanish pincel, from Catalan pinzell, from Latin pēnicillum, from Latin -illus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
pinsel (Tagalog): paintbrush; artist's brush
Definitions
- paintbrush; artist's brush
Ancestry of “pinsel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | pincel | paintbrush |
| 2 | Catalan | pinzell | paintbrush |
| 3 | Latin | pēnicillum | A painter's brush |
| 4 | Latin | -illus | Used to form adjectives from nouns |
| 5 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |