Etymograph

English

longipinnate

Longipinnate comes from English pinna ‘a fin’.

  1. English1500–presentpinna‘a fin’
  2. Englishtodaylongipinnate

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. English1500–presentpinna‘a fin’
  2. Englishtodaylongipinnate

A compound of longus ‘long’ + pinnate

Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos ‘long’

Proto-Italic *(d)longos ‘long’

New Latin longus ‘long’

English longus

Latin pinna ‘feather’

Latin pinnātus ‘feathered’

English pinnate

Every English word from English pinna

Today it means

adj Having long, extended flippers.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / English pinna / longipinnate

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