Where does “pêt” come from?
pêt (Friulian) comes from Latin peditum, from Latin pedō, from Latin pēs, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
pêt (Friulian): fart, flatulence
Definitions
- fart, flatulence
Ancestry of “pêt”, step by step
pêt traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin peditum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | peditum | fart; genitive masculine plural of pedes;... |
| 2 | Latin | pedō | — |
| 3 | Latin | pēs | a foot, in its senses as |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via Latin pectus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pectus | chest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | pektos | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | peg- | breast |
| 4 | English | polyethylene glycol | Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of... |
via Proto-Tai pitᴰ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Tai | pitᴰ | duck |