English
pinene
Pinene comes from Latin pinus ‘pine tree’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpinus‘pine tree’
- Englishtodaypinene
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpinus‘pine tree’
- Englishtodaypinene
Formed from pine + -ene
Latin pīnus ‘pine tree, fir tree’
Proto-West Germanic *pīnā ‘pine tree’
Old English *pīne
Middle English pyne
English pine
Linked words
through Latin pinus ‘pine tree’
Today it means
noun Either of two isomeric bicyclic monoterpene hydrocarbons that are the principal components of pine resin.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin pinus / pinene