Masculine

pampinus

Meaning

  1. (declension-2, feminine, masculine) foliage of a vine, vine-shoot, vine leaf
  2. (broadly, declension-2, feminine, masculine) tendril; shoot

Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈpam.pɪ.nʊs]
Etymology

Pokorny suggests a derivation from a Proto-Indo-European root common with Lithuanian pampti (“to swell up”), Lithuanian pùmpa (“knob”) and Latvian pumpe (“bump”).

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