Where does “tsepļā” come from?
tsepļā (Livonian) comes from Latvian ceplis, 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...
tsepļā (Livonian): kiln, furnace
Definitions
- kiln, furnace
Ancestry of “tsepļā”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvian | ceplis | oven, kiln, furnace |
| 2 | Latvian | cept | to fry; to roast, to broil, to grill, to bake |
| 3 | Romanian | piept | chest; breast; bosom; the front part of a piece... |
| 4 | Latin | pectus | chest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pektos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peg- | breast |
| 7 | English | polyethylene glycol | Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of... |