Where does “pitblau” come from?
pitblau (Catalan) comes from Catalan blau, from Latvian blāvus, from Old High German blāo, from Proto-West Germanic blāu, from Proto-Germanic blēwaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlēw- — yellow, blond, grey.
pitblau (Catalan): blue-breasted, blue-throated
Definitions
- blue-breasted, blue-throated
Ancestry of “pitblau”, step by step
pitblau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan blau
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | blau | blue; bruise |
| 2 | Latvian | blāvus | accusative plural masculine form of blāvs |
| 3 | Old High German | blāo | blue, dark, grey; blue; yellow |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | blāu | blue |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blēwaz | blue; a dark bluish or grey colour, black |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlēw- | yellow, blond, grey |
via Catalan pit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | pit | breast; force to support the castell, provided by... |
| 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... |