Where does “preto” come from?
preto (Old Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese apreto, from Old Portuguese apretar, 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...
preto (Old Portuguese): black; near
Definitions
- black; near
Ancestry of “preto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | apreto | — |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | apretar | — |
| 3 | Latin | appectorāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | pectus | chest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pektos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peg- | breast |
| 7 | English | polyethylene glycol | Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of... |