pinnacle

The story

1. Latin · derived frompinna“a pinnacle”
2. Late Latin · derived frompinnāculum“a peak, pinnacle”
3. Old French · derived frompinacle
4. English todaypinnacle

From Middle English, borrowed from Old French pinacle, pinnacle, from Late Latin pinnāculum (“a peak, pinnacle”), from Latin pinna (“a pinnacle”); see pin. Doublet of panache.

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