Where does “poitrinal” come from?

poitrinal (Old French) comes from Old French poitrine, from Vulgar Latin pectorina, 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...

poitrinal (Old French): chest

Definitions

  1. chest

Ancestry of “poitrinal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpoitrinechest
2Vulgar Latinpectorina—
3Latinpectuschest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of...
4Proto-Italicpektos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeg-breast
6Englishpolyethylene glycolAny of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...
Every word from English polyethylene glycol →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peg- →Every word from Proto-Italic pektos →