Where does “pectique” come from?

pectique (French) comes from French pectine, from Ancient Greek πηκτικός, from Ancient Greek πήγνυμι, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

pectique (French): pectic

Definitions

  1. pectic

Ancestry of “pectique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpectinepectin
2Ancient Greekπηκτικόςcongealed, curdled; curdling
3Ancient GreekπήγνυμιI secure, stick in, fix on; I fasten, put...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

Words derived from “pectique

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-