Where does “perta” come from?
perta (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese apertar, from Old Portuguese apretar, from Latin appectorāre, 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...
perta (Kabuverdianu): to squeeze
Definitions
- to squeeze
Ancestry of “perta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | apertar | to tighten; to press, clasp, clamp |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | apretar | — |
| 3 | Latin | appectorāre | — |
| 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... |