Etymology of the English word penlight
the English word
penlightderived from the English word
penderived from the English word
pennederived from the Old French word
pennederived 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
pennederived from the Italian word
pennaderived from the English word
lightderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leuk- (bright, white light)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
