Where does “pectens” come from?

pectens (Latin) comes from Latin pecto, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

pectens (Latin): combing; carding; hoeing, weeding

Definitions

  1. combing; carding; hoeing, weeding

Ancestry of “pectens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpectoI comb; I card, heckle, comb; I hoe, weed
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Latin pecto →