Where does “pectorīna” come from?

pectorīna (Latin) comes from French poitrine, from Old French poitrine, from Vulgar Latin pectorina, 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...

pectorīna (Latin): chestpiece (?)

Definitions

  1. chestpiece (?)

Ancestry of “pectorīna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpoitrinechest; breast
2Old Frenchpoitrinechest
3Vulgar Latinpectorina—
4Latinpectuschest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of...
5Proto-Italicpektos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeg-breast
7Englishpolyethylene glycolAny of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...
Every word from English polyethylene glycol →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peg- →Every word from Proto-Italic pektos →