Etymology

pinnate

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Today it means: Resembling a feather. Full definition →

Latin pinnātus
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  1. Latin · derived frompinnātus“feathered”
  2. English todaypinnate

From Latin pinnātus (“feathered”), from pinna (“feather”).

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