Where does “pescuezo” come from?

pescuezo (Chavacano) comes from Spanish pescuezo, from Old Spanish pescueço, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.

pescuezo (Chavacano): neck

Definitions

  1. neck

Ancestry of “pescuezo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpescuezoscruff of the neck
2Old Spanishpescueço—
3Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
4Latinposteablative singular of postis
5Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti →Every word from Proto-Italic posti →