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Where does “pectinem” come from?

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

pectinem (Latin): first-person singular present active subjunctive...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular present active subjunctive...

Ancestry of “pectinem”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pectinem”

  • empeine
  • peine
  • peyne
  • empeine
  • peyna
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →