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Where does “peg-” come from?

peg- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from English polyethylene glycol — Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...

peg- (Proto-Indo-European): breast

Definitions

  1. breast

Ancestry of “peg-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpolyethylene glycolAny of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...

Words derived from “peg-”

  • parapet
  • pectoral
  • Prieto
  • pectus
  • punkah
  • expectorate
  • poitrine
  • subpectoral
  • pectoriloquy
  • parapeted
  • petronel
  • paksha
  • interpectoral
  • poitrinaire
  • pakhavaj
  • parapetted
  • pectorally
  • expectorative
  • parapetless
  • punka
  • Ouro Preto
  • parapetlike
  • antepectoral
  • neopectoral
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