The story
- Spanish · derived frompinaza
- Middle French · derived frompinasse
- English todaypinnace
From Middle French pinasse, from Spanish pinaza, from pino (“pine”) + -aza.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
pinnace
Today it means: A light boat, traditionally propelled by sails, but sometimes a rowboat, and usually serving to carry messages among the larger ships of a fleet. Full definition →
Middle French pinasse ← Spanish pinaza