Where does “parapetto” come from?

parapetto (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...

parapetto (Italian): parapet; balustrade; ledger board

Definitions

  1. parapet; balustrade; ledger board

Ancestry of “parapetto”, step by step

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...

Words derived from “parapetto”

Every word from English polyethylene glycol →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peg- →Every word from Proto-Italic pektos →