Where does “piecept” come from?
piecept (Latvian) comes from Latvian cept, 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...
piecept (Latvian): to roast, to bake, to fry something in large, or...
Definitions
- to roast, to bake, to fry something in large, or...
Ancestry of “piecept”, step by step
piecept traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latvian cept
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvian | cept | to fry; to roast, to broil, to grill, to bake |
| 2 | Romanian | piept | chest; breast; bosom; the front part of a piece... |
| 3 | Latin | pectus | chest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | pektos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peg- | breast |
| 6 | English | polyethylene glycol | Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of... |