Where does “pwatray” come from?
pwatray (Haitian Creole) comes from French poitrail, from French poitral, from Latin pectoralis, 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...
pwatray (Haitian Creole): chest of a horse
Definitions
- chest of a horse
Ancestry of “pwatray”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | poitrail | chest (of horse); breast (of bird etc.) |
| 2 | French | poitral | — |
| 3 | Latin | pectoralis | of or pertaining to the chest or breast; genitive... |
| 4 | Latin | pectus | chest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pektos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peg- | breast |
| 7 | English | polyethylene glycol | Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of... |