pinus etymology

Latin word pinus comes from Proto-Indo-European *bʰen-

Detailed word origin of pinus

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*bʰen- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*bʰenǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
pinus Latin (lat) Lance, spear. Pine forest, pineland. Pine tree. Pinewood, or a thing made of such wood. Wreath of pine leaves.

Words with the same origin as pinus

Descendants of *bʰen-
pietas pius