Where does “pecera” come from?
pecera (Spanish) comes from Spanish pez, from Old Spanish pez, from Latin pix, from Proto-Indo-European pik-, from Proto-Indo-European pi- — sap, juice.
pecera (Spanish): fish tank, aquarium
Ancestry of “pecera”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | pez | pitch, tar; fish; idiot, dimwit |
| 2 | Old Spanish | pez | pitch, tar; fish |
| 3 | Latin | pix | pitch, tar |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pik- | to be angry; pitch; resin |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pi- | sap, juice |