pinso.
to beat, pound
Meaning & usage
to beat, pound
to lash, thrash, flog, scourge
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peys- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pinésti Proto-Italic *pinsō Latin pīnsō From Proto-Italic *pinsō, from Proto-Indo-European *pi-né-s-ti, nasal-infix present of the root *peys- (“to crush”). Cognates include Ancient Greek πτισάνη (ptisánē, “barley”) and πτίσσω (ptíssō, “to winnow, peel”), Proto-Slavic *pьšenìca (“wheat”), and Sanskrit पिनष्टि (pinaṣṭi, “to grind”). Related to pīla, pīlum.
alternative form of pīnsō
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peys- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pinésti Proto-Italic *pinsō Classical Latin pinsō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin pinsō Post-classical conjugation transfer of Etymology 1.
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