Pincette
/pɪnˈsɛt/noun
A small pair of tweezers or forceps.
Did you know?*Pincette* comes through French from a Latin root meaning “to paint” or “to adorn,” because the same root also gave French words for a little brush-like tool used for delicate work.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*peik-
“to cut, mark, or decorate”
Latin
Latin
pingere
“to paint, embroider, or depict”
Late Latin
Latin
pincta / pinctus
“painted, adorned”
Old French
Old French
pincette
“small pincer or tweezers”
Modern English
English
pincette
“a small pair of tweezers or forceps”