Pinon
/ˈpiːn.jən/noun
A pine tree of the southwestern United States and Mexico, especially one that produces edible seeds; also, its seed.
Did you know?Spanish piñón originally referred to a pine nut, while English later extended the word to the piñon tree that produces it.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*pīt- / *peie-
“A reconstructed root associated with resinous or coniferous trees”
Classical Latin
Latin
pīnus
“Pine tree”
Classical Latin
Latin
pīniō
“Pine nut or pine cone”
Medieval Spanish
Old Spanish
piñón
“Pine nut; literally, a small pine-derived seed”
16th–17th Century
Spanish
piñón
“The piñon tree and its edible seed in the Americas”
19th Century
English
pinon
“A southwestern North American pine, or its edible nut”
Modern English
English
pinon
“A pine tree of the American Southwest and Mexico, especially one producing edible nuts”