Where does “pecho” come from?
pecho (Galician) comes from Vulgar Latin pesclum, from Latin pessulus, from Ancient Greek πάσσαλος, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.
pecho (Galician): bolt; latch; peg, wedge used to attach different...
Definitions
- bolt; latch; peg, wedge used to attach different...
Ancestry of “pecho”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vulgar Latin | pesclum | — |
| 2 | Latin | pessulus | a bolt |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πάσσαλος | peg on which to hang clothes; membrum virile |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵ- | to attach |
Words derived from “pecho”