Where does “poitrine” come from?

poitrine (English) comes 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...

poitrine (English): The breastplate of a knight's armour

Definitions

  1. The breastplate of a knight's armour

Ancestry of “poitrine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpoitrinechest; breast
2Old Frenchpoitrinechest
3Vulgar Latinpectorina—
4Latinpectuschest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of...
5Proto-Italicpektos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeg-breast
7Englishpolyethylene glycolAny of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...
Every word from English polyethylene glycol →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peg- →Every word from Proto-Italic pektos →
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