Where does “paracamino” come from?

paracamino (Italian) comes from Italian parare, from Italian petto, 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...

paracamino (Italian): fireguard

Definitions

  1. fireguard

Ancestry of “paracamino”, step by step

paracamino traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian parare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianparareto adorn or deck; to protect or shield; to block
2Italianpettochest; breast
3Latinpectuschest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of...
4Proto-Italicpektos
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeg-breast
6Englishpolyethylene glycolAny of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...

via Italian camino

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancaminofireplace; chimney
2Latincamīnusfireplace
3Ancient Greekκάμινοςoven, furnace, kiln; flue for warming a room
Every word from English polyethylene glycolEvery word from Proto-Indo-European peg-Every word from Proto-Italic pektos