Where does “pectineus” come from?

pectineus (English) comes from Latin pectineus, from Latin pecten, from Proto-Italic pekten, from Proto-Indo-European peḱten-s, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

pectineus (English): A flat quadrangular muscle, situated at the...

Definitions

  1. A flat quadrangular muscle, situated at the...

Ancestry of “pectineus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpectineuscomblike
2Latinpectencomb; pubic hair; scallop
3Proto-Italicpektencomb
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱten-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱten-s →Every word from Proto-Italic pekten →
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