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Where does “pectorale” come from?

pectorale (Latin) comes from Latin pectoralis, 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...

pectorale (Latin): anything worn around the chest

Definitions

  1. anything worn around the chest

Ancestry of “pectorale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpectoralisof or pertaining to the chest or breast; genitive...
2Latinpectuschest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of...
3Proto-Italicpektos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeg-breast
5Englishpolyethylene glycolAny of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...

Words derived from “pectorale”

  • peitral
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