Where does “apechugar” come from?
apechugar (Spanish) comes from Spanish pechuga, from Spanish pecho, 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...
apechugar (Spanish): to hit and bump with the chest
Definitions
- to hit and bump with the chest
Ancestry of “apechugar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | pechuga | bird breast; poultry breast; human chest or... |
| 2 | Spanish | pecho | thorax; chest; the front of the thorax; breast |
| 3 | Latin | pectus | chest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | pektos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peg- | breast |
| 6 | English | polyethylene glycol | Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of... |