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Where does “peḱten-s” come from?

peḱten-s (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

Ancestry of “peḱten-s”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

Words derived from “peḱten-s”

  • peignoir
  • pectineus
  • pectinate
  • pendejo
  • pecten
  • pectinated
  • bipectinate
  • pectinately
  • pectinal
  • pendejismo
  • pectinibranchiate
  • pectineus
  • pecten
  • pectinaturus
  • pectinandus
  • pectinans
  • pectinatus
  • pectinare
  • pectinis
  • pectinem
  • pectino
  • pectiniculum
  • peinar
  • peine
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