myEtymology.com: English etymology of penholder

Etymology of the English word penholder

the English word penholder

derived from the English word pen

derived from the English word penne

derived from the Old French word penne

derived from the Latin word penna (feather; pinna, feather; feather; feather, wing)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pet-

derived from the Classical Latin word pinna (feather; feather; wing; fin; lobe)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pet-

derived from the Italian word penne

derived from the Italian word penna

derived from the English word holder

using the English suffix -er

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *-arjaz

using the Latin suffix -arius (-ar)

derived from the English word hold

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *khaldanan

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *khulaz