Where does “preta” come from?
preta (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese preto, from Old Portuguese preto, from Old Portuguese apreto, from Old Portuguese apretar, from Latin appectorāre, from Latin pectus, from Proto-Italic pektos, from Proto-Indo-European peg- — Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...
preta (Portuguese): feminine singular of preto; female equivalent of...
Definitions
- feminine singular of preto; female equivalent of...
Ancestry of “preta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | preto | black; black in colour; bad; very adverse; black |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | preto | black; near |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | apreto | — |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | apretar | — |
| 5 | Latin | appectorāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | pectus | chest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pektos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peg- | breast |
| 9 | English | polyethylene glycol | Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of... |