Where does “cept” come from?
cept (Latvian) comes from Romanian piept, 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...
cept (Latvian): to fry; to roast, to broil, to grill, to bake
Definitions
- to fry; to roast, to broil, to grill, to bake
Ancestry of “cept”, step by step
cept traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian piept
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | piept | chest; breast; bosom; the front part of a piece... |
| 2 | Latin | pectus | chest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | pektos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | peg- | breast |
| 5 | English | polyethylene glycol | Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of... |