Etymograph

English

pineau

Pineau comes from French pineau, from pin ‘pine, pine tree (Pinus)’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *poi- ‘sap, juice’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*poi-‘sap, juice’reconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpīnus‘pine tree, fir tree’
  3. Old Frenchc. 842–1400pin
  4. Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘pine, pine tree (Pinus)’
  5. French, derivedc. 1600–presentpineau
  6. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*poi-‘sap, juice’reconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpīnus‘pine tree, fir tree’
  3. Old Frenchc. 842–1400pin
  4. Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘pine, pine tree (Pinus)’
  5. French, derivedc. 1600–presentpineau
  6. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Latin pīnus ‘pine tree, fir tree’

piñata, 8 more

through French pin ‘pine, pine tree (Pinus)’

pinot

Today it means

noun An alcoholic drink made from unfermented grape juice and cognac.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *poi- / pineau

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