Where does “pin” come from?
pin (Vietnamese) comes from French pile, from Old French pile, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo-, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.
pin (Vietnamese): a battery; the amount of electricity that a...
Definitions
- a battery; the amount of electricity that a...
Ancestry of “pin”, step by step
pin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French pile
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | pile | heap, stack; pillar; battery |
| 2 | Old French | pile | — |
| 3 | Latin | pila | mortar; pillar; pier |
| 4 | Latin | pīlus | a hair |
| 5 | Latin | pīlum | a pounder, pestle |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | pistlom | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pis-tlo- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peys- | to grind, to crush |
via Vietnamese ngầu pín
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | ngầu pín | the male genitals (penis or testicles) of certain animals, most often bulls, boars or billy goats, used as food |