Where does “pecho” come from?

pecho (Spanish) 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...

pecho (Spanish): thorax; chest; the front of the thorax; breast

Definitions

  1. thorax; chest; the front of the thorax; breast

Ancestry of “pecho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpectuschest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of...
2Proto-Italicpektos
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeg-breast
4Englishpolyethylene glycolAny of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...

Words derived from “pecho

Every word from English polyethylene glycolEvery word from Proto-Indo-European peg-Every word from Proto-Italic pektos