myEtymology.com: Spanish etymology of pimentero

Etymology of the Spanish word pimentero

the Spanish word pimentero

derived from the Spanish word pimienta

derived from the Late Latin word pigmenta

derived from the Late Latin word pigmentum (coloring, dye, pigment)

derived from the Latin word pingere (decorate, embellish; depict in embroidery; paint, tint, color)

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