Where does “pits” come from?

pits (Catalan) comes from Catalan pit, 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...

pits (Catalan): plural of pit

Definitions

  1. plural of pit

Ancestry of “pits”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanpitbreast; force to support the castell, provided by...
2Latinpectuschest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of...
3Proto-Italicpektos
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeg-breast
5Englishpolyethylene glycolAny of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...
Every word from English polyethylene glycolEvery word from Proto-Indo-European peg-Every word from Proto-Italic pektos
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