Where does “chiptar” come from?
chiptar (Aromanian) comes from Aromanian cheptu, from Latin pectus, from Proto-Italic pektos, from Proto-Indo-European peg-, from English polyethylene glycol — Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...
chiptar (Aromanian): vest; piece of material worn over the chest by...
Definitions
- vest; piece of material worn over the chest by...
Ancestry of “chiptar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Aromanian | cheptu | chest |
| 2 | Latin | pectus | chest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | pektos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | peg- | breast |
| 5 | English | polyethylene glycol | Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of... |