Where does “fechar” come from?

fechar (Old Portuguese) comes from Vulgar Latin pesclum, from Latin pessulus, from Ancient Greek πάσσαλος, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

Ancestry of “fechar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinpesclum—
2Latinpessulusa bolt
3Ancient Greekπάσσαλοςpeg on which to hang clothes; membrum virile
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

Words derived from “fechar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →Every word from Ancient Greek πάσσαλος →Every word from Latin pessulus →