Where does “antepeito” come from?
antepeito (Galician) comes from Galician peito, from Old Portuguese peito, from Latin pectus, from Proto-Italic pektos, from Proto-Indo-European peg-, from English polyethylene glycol — Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...
antepeito (Galician): windowsill, sill
Definitions
- windowsill, sill
Ancestry of “antepeito”, step by step
antepeito traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Galician peito
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | peito | thorax; chest, breast; breast |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | peito | — |
| 3 | Latin | pectus | chest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | pektos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peg- | breast |
| 6 | English | polyethylene glycol | Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of... |
via Galician ante
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | ante | before, in front of |