Where does “poitrinaire” come from?
poitrinaire (English) comes from French poitrinaire, from French poitrine, from Old French poitrine, from Vulgar Latin pectorina, 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...
poitrinaire (English): Someone suffering from tuberculosis, or a similar...
Definitions
- Someone suffering from tuberculosis, or a similar...
Ancestry of “poitrinaire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | poitrinaire | consumptive, tubercular, phthistic |
| 2 | French | poitrine | chest; breast |
| 3 | Old French | poitrine | chest |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | pectorina | — |
| 5 | Latin | pectus | chest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | pektos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peg- | breast |
| 8 | English | polyethylene glycol | Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of... |