Where does “pin” come from?
pin (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish پین, from English pen, from English penetration, from Middle English penetracioun, from Old French penetracïon, from Latin penetrātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
pin (Turkish): coop for poultry
Definitions
- coop for poultry
Ancestry of “pin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | پین | coop for poultry |
| 2 | English | pen | An enclosure used to contain domesticated... |
| 3 | English | penetration | The act of penetrating something; Specifically,... |
| 4 | Middle English | penetracioun | — |
| 5 | Old French | penetracïon | penetration (act, instance of penetrating) |
| 6 | Latin | penetrātiō | piercing, penetration |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |