myEtymology.com: English etymology of penmanship

Etymology of the English word penmanship

the English word penmanship

derived from the English word penman

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

using the English suffix -man

using the English suffix -ship

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *-skapaz