Where does “pieptăna” come from?

pieptăna (Romanian) comes from Latin pectinō, from Latin pectināre, from Latin pecten, from Proto-Italic pekten, from Proto-Indo-European peḱten-s, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

pieptăna (Romanian): to comb

Definitions

  1. to comb

Ancestry of “pieptăna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpectinōto comb or card
2Latinpectināre—
3Latinpectencomb; pubic hair; scallop
4Proto-Italicpektencomb
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱten-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

Words derived from “pieptăna”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱten-s →Every word from Proto-Italic pekten →