Where does “pettine” come from?

pettine (Italian) comes from Latin pecten, from Proto-Italic pekten, from Proto-Indo-European peḱten-s, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

pettine (Italian): comb; reed

Definitions

  1. comb; reed

Ancestry of “pettine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpectencomb; pubic hair; scallop
2Proto-Italicpektencomb
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱten-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

Words derived from “pettine”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱten-s →Every word from Proto-Italic pekten →