Etymology

spinet

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Today it means: A short, compact harpsichord or piano. Full definition →

Italian spinetta
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spinet · noun1

  1. Italian · borrowed fromspinetta
  2. Italian · borrowed fromspinetta
  3. English todayspinet

Borrowed from Italian spinetta.

spinet · noun2

  1. Latin · derived fromspīnētum
  2. English todayspinet

From Latin spīnētum. Doublet of spinney

Words from the same roots

Latinspīnētum all →

spinneyspinny

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