Where does “pingue” come from?

pingue (Latin) comes from Latin pinguis, from Proto-Indo-European peyH- — fat, milk.

pingue (Latin): fat; grease; nominative neuter singular of...

Definitions

  1. fat; grease; nominative neuter singular of...

Ancestry of “pingue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpinguisfat, plump; thick, dense; dull, insipid, not...
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyH- →Every word from Latin pinguis →
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