Where does “peignure” come from?

peignure (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.

peignure (French): a haircut

Definitions

  1. a haircut

Ancestry of “peignure”, 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-Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱten-sEvery word from Proto-Italic pekten
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