Where does “peitẽar” come from?

peitẽar (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin pectinare, from Latin pectino, from Latin pecten, from Proto-Italic pekten, from Proto-Indo-European peḱten-s, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

peitẽar (Old Portuguese): to comb

Definitions

  1. to comb

Ancestry of “peitẽar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpectinarepresent active infinitive of pectinō;...
2LatinpectinoI comb or card
3Latinpectencomb; pubic hair; scallop
4Proto-Italicpektencomb
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱten-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱten-s →Every word from Proto-Italic pekten →