Where does “piept” come from?
piept (Romanian) comes 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...
piept (Romanian): chest; breast; bosom; the front part of a piece...
Definitions
- chest; breast; bosom; the front part of a piece...
Ancestry of “piept”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | pectus | chest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | pektos | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | peg- | breast |
| 4 | English | polyethylene glycol | Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of... |
Words derived from “piept”