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Words with a similar base: pinion

'pinion'

[pinion.n.01] as in: a gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger wheel or rack

'pinion'

[flight_feather.n.01] as in: any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird

'pinion'

[pennon.n.02] as in: wing of a bird

'pinion'

[pinion.v.01] as in: bind the arms of

'pinion'

[pinion.v.02] as in: cut the wings off (of birds)

Origins

					pinion (English)
├── pignon (French)
│   ├── -on (French)
│   │   ├── -on (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
│   │   └── -ον (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
│   ├── peigne (French)
│   │   └── pecten (Latin)
│   └── pinhon (Old Provençal (to 1500))
└── pignon (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
    └── penna (Latin)