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Where does “pectoralis” come from?

pectoralis (Latin) comes 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...

pectoralis (Latin): of or pertaining to the chest or breast; genitive...

Definitions

  1. of or pertaining to the chest or breast; genitive...

Ancestry of “pectoralis”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pectoralis”

  • pectoral
  • subpectoral
  • interpectoral
  • pectorally
  • antepectoral
  • neopectoral
  • atripectoralis
  • pectorale
  • pretal
  • petral
  • pectoral
  • pettorale
  • pectoral
  • peitoral
  • pectoral
  • pitral
  • peitral
  • peitoral
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