Where does “pecado” come from?

pecado (Chavacano) comes from Spanish pecado, from Old Spanish pecado, from Latin peccātum, from Latin peccō, from Proto-Indo-European pēd-, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

pecado (Chavacano): sin

Definitions

  1. sin

Ancestry of “pecado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpecadosin
2Old Spanishpecado
3Latinpeccātumsin, error, fault
4Latinpeccōto sin, transgress
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
6Proto-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
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