Etymology

pinion

pin·ion
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Middle English pynyon ← Old French pignon ← Latin penna
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pinion · noun, verb1

  1. Latin · derived frompenna“feather”
  2. Old French · derived frompignon
  3. Middle English · inherited frompynyon
  4. English todaypinion

From Middle English pynyon, from Old French pignon, from Latin penna (“feather”).

pinion · noun2

  1. French · borrowed frompignon
  2. English todaypinion

Borrowed from French pignon.

Words from the same roots

Latinpenna all →

penpennantpennapennonpennaceouspennagepennalpennibrachium

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