Paraná Pine
/ˌpærənɑː ˈpaɪn/noun
A tall South American conifer, Araucaria angustifolia, native chiefly to southern Brazil and neighboring regions.
Did you know?The Paraná pine produces large edible seeds called pinhões, which have long been an important traditional food among Indigenous peoples of southern Brazil.
Etymological Timeline
Pre-Colonial period
Guarani
Paraná
“A Guarani place-name associated with a great river or waterway; its exact literal analysis is debated.”
16th–17th Century
Portuguese
Paraná
“The name adopted by Portuguese colonists for the Paraná River and surrounding region.”
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*pīnu-
“A reconstructed word for a resinous evergreen or pine tree.”
Ancient Latin
Latin
pīnus
“Pine tree; the source of English pine and related botanical terms.”
19th Century
English
Paraná pine
“An English common name for the South American conifer later classified as Araucaria angustifolia.”
Modern English
English
Paraná pine
“The established common name for this distinctive South American conifer.”