Pines
/paɪnz/noun
The plural of “pine,” referring to evergreen trees, or the third-person singular form meaning suffers from longing or distress.
Did you know?The verb “pine” was historically linked with suffering and torment, while the pine tree’s resin and evergreen nature made it important in ancient medicine, ritual, and funeral symbolism.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*peie- / *pī-nus
“A reconstructed root associated with fat, resin, or the resinous pine tree”
Ancient Greek
Greek
πίτυς (pitys)
“Pine tree”
Classical Latin
Latin
pīnus
“Pine tree”
Old English
Old English
pīn
“Pine tree, borrowed through Latin or a related Germanic form”
Old English
Old English
pinian
“To suffer, torment, or waste away from grief or longing”
Modern English
English
pines
“Pine trees, or suffers intensely from longing or distress”