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Where does “pexus” come from?

pexus (Latin) comes from Latin pecto, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

pexus (Latin): Neatly combed; new

Definitions

  1. Neatly combed; new

Ancestry of “pexus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpectoI comb; I card, heckle, comb; I hoe, weed
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth
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