Where does “పెన్సిలు” come from?
పెన్సిలు (Telugu) comes from English pencil, from Old French pincil, from Latin pēniculus, from Latin -culus, from Proto-Italic *-kelos.
పెన్సిలు (Telugu): pencil: Writing utensil that uses graphite
Definitions
- pencil: Writing utensil that uses graphite
Ancestry of “పెన్సిలు”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | pencil | A paintbrush; A writing utensil with a graphite ... |
| 2 | Old French | pincil | — |
| 3 | Latin | pēniculus | — |
| 4 | Latin | -culus | Alternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *-kelos | — |