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Where does “pibwr inc” come from?

pibwr inc (Welsh) comes from Welsh inc, from English ink, from Middle English ynke, from Old French enque, from Latin encaustum, from Latin encaustus, from Ancient Greek ἔγκαυστος, from Ancient Greek ἐν- — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

pibwr inc (Welsh): squid

Definitions

  1. squid

Ancestry of “pibwr inc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshincink
2EnglishinkA pigment -based fluid used for writing, printing...
3Middle Englishynkeink
4Old Frenchenqueink
5Latinencaustumthe purple-red ink used by the later Roman...
6Latinencaustusburned in, encaustic; the encaustic mode of...
7Ancient Greekἔγκαυστοςburned in
8Ancient Greekἐν-in, within; on
9Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
10Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
11Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
12Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
13Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
14Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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