Where does “pectināre” come from?

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

Ancestry of “pectināre”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pectināre

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱten-sEvery word from Proto-Italic pekten