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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

  1. to roast, to bake, to fry something in large, or...

Ancestry of “piecept”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianceptto fry; to roast, to broil, to grill, to bake
2Romanianpieptchest; breast; bosom; the front part of a piece...
3Latinpectuschest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of...
4Proto-Italicpektos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeg-breast
6Englishpolyethylene glycolAny of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...
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