Where does “pec” come from?
pec (English) comes from Serbo-Croatian peć, from Proto-Slavic peťь, from Proto-Slavic peťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pektei, from Proto-Indo-European pékʷeti, from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ-.
pec (English): The pectoralis major muscle
Definitions
- The pectoralis major muscle
Ancestry of “pec”, step by step
pec traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian peć
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | peć | furnace; stove; oven |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | peťь | oven |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | peťi | to bake; to get motivated, to put effort into, to... |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | pektei | to bake |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷeti | to be cooking; to ripen |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |
via English pectoral
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pectoral | Of or pertaining to the breast, or chest;... |
| 2 | Latin | pectoralis | of or pertaining to the chest or breast; genitive... |
| 3 | Latin | pectus | chest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | pektos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peg- | breast |
| 6 | English | polyethylene glycol | Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of... |