Where does “peignage” come from?

peignage (French) comes from French peigner, from Old French paigner, from Latin pectinō, from Latin pectināre, from Latin pecten, from Proto-Italic pekten, from Proto-Indo-European peḱten-s, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

peignage (French): combing

Definitions

  1. combing

Ancestry of “peignage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpeignerto comb
2Old Frenchpaigner—
3Latinpectinōto comb or card
4Latinpectināre—
5Latinpectencomb; pubic hair; scallop
6Proto-Italicpektencomb
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱten-s—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →