Where does “pega” come from?

pega (Guinea-Bissau Creole) comes from Portuguese pegar, from Latin picāre, from Latin pix, from Proto-Indo-European pik-, from Proto-Indo-European pi- — sap, juice.

pega (Guinea-Bissau Creole): to hold

Definitions

  1. to hold

Ancestry of “pega”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepegarto catch; to engage in a romantic and/or sexual...
2Latinpicāre—
3Latinpixpitch, tar
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpik-to be angry; pitch; resin
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpi-sap, juice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pik- →Every word from Latin pix →