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Where does “separate” come from?

separate (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk separat, from Latin sēparātus, from Latin sēparō, from Latin parō, 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...

separate (Norwegian Nynorsk): definite singular of separat; plural of separat

Definitions

  1. definite singular of separat; plural of separat

Ancestry of “separate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskseparatseparate
2Latinsēparātus—
3Latinsēparō—
4Latinparō—
5Latinpectuschest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of...
6Proto-Italicpektos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeg-breast
8Englishpolyethylene glycolAny of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...
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