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Where does “peito” come from?

peito (Old Portuguese) comes 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 “peito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpectuschest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of...
2Proto-Italicpektos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeg-breast
4Englishpolyethylene glycolAny of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...

Words derived from “peito”

  • parapeito
  • peito
  • peito
  • petu
  • pechu
  • pitu
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