Where does “pegamento” come from?

pegamento (Spanish) comes from Spanish pegar, from Latin picāre, from Latin pix, from Proto-Indo-European pik-, from Proto-Indo-European pi- — sap, juice.

pegamento (Spanish): glue, adhesive

Definitions

  1. glue, adhesive

Ancestry of “pegamento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpegarto stick; to match; to fit; to go with; to be...
2Latinpicāre—
3Latinpixpitch, tar
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpik-to be angry; pitch; resin
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpi-sap, juice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pik- →Every word from Latin pix →