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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

  1. bolt; latch; peg, wedge used to attach different...

Ancestry of “pecho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinpesclum—
2Latinpessulusa bolt
3Ancient Greekπάσσαλοςpeg on which to hang clothes; membrum virile
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

Words derived from “pecho”

  • pechar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →