Where does “peito” come from?
peito (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese peito, 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...
peito (Portuguese): chest; breast; breaststroke
Definitions
- chest; breast; breaststroke
Ancestry of “peito”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | peito | — |
| 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... |