Where does “apretar” come from?
apretar (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin appectorāre, 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...
Ancestry of “apretar”, step by step
apretar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin appectorāre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | appectorāre | — |
| 2 | Latin | pectus | chest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | pektos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | peg- | breast |
| 5 | English | polyethylene glycol | Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of... |
via Late Latin appectoro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | appectoro | — |