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Where does “petecchie” come from?

petecchie (Italian) comes from Latin petigo, from Latin impetigo, from Latin impeto, from Latin in-, from Latin in, from Old Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

petecchie (Italian): plural of petecchia; skin eruptions

Definitions

  1. plural of petecchia; skin eruptions

Ancestry of “petecchie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpetigoa scab, an eruption
2Latinimpetigoimpetigo
3LatinimpetoI rush upon, assail, attack
4Latinin-un-, non-, not; in, within, inside
5Latininin, at, on, upon, from; within, while in; into,...
6Old Latinenin
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “petecchie”

  • petechiae
  • petechia
  • petechioid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →