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penseli.

pencil

7 characters3 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. pencil

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pes- Proto-Indo-European *pes-ni-s Proto-Italic *peznis Latin pēnis Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus Latin pēniculus ▲ Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -illum Latin pēnicillumder. Anglo-Norman pincilder. ▲ Latin pēnicillum Vulgar Latin *pēnicellum Old French pincilder. English pencilbor. Swahili penseli Borrowed from English pencil.

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