Where does “pechar” come from?

pechar (Galician) comes from Galician pecho, from Vulgar Latin pesclum, from Latin pessulus, from Ancient Greek πάσσαλος, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

pechar (Galician): to close; to shut; to lock; to enclose; to lock...

Definitions

  1. to close; to shut; to lock; to enclose; to lock...

Ancestry of “pechar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianpechobolt; latch; peg, wedge used to attach different...
2Vulgar Latinpesclum—
3Latinpessulusa bolt
4Ancient Greekπάσσαλοςpeg on which to hang clothes; membrum virile
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

Words derived from “pechar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →Every word from Ancient Greek πάσσαλος →Every word from Latin pessulus →