Where does “fechal” come from?

fechal (Fala) comes from Old Portuguese fechar, from Vulgar Latin pesclum, from Latin pessulus, from Ancient Greek πάσσαλος, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

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Ancestry of “fechal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesefechar—
2Vulgar Latinpesclum—
3Latinpessulusa bolt
4Ancient Greekπάσσαλοςpeg on which to hang clothes; membrum virile
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

Words derived from “fechal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →Every word from Ancient Greek πάσσαλος →Every word from Latin pessulus →