Where does “pecar” come from?

pecar (Asturian) comes from Latin peccō, from Proto-Indo-European pēd-, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

pecar (Asturian): to sin

Definitions

  1. to sin

Ancestry of “pecar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpeccōto sin, transgress
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
3Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pēd-Every word from Latin peccō