Where does “petó” come from?
petó (Spanish) comes from Italian petto, 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...
petó (Spanish): overalls, dungarees loose fitting pair of pants with supporting cross-straps and a panel of material in the chest
Definitions
- overalls, dungarees loose fitting pair of pants with supporting cross-straps and a panel of material in the chest
Ancestry of “petó”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | petto | chest; breast |
| 2 | Latin | pectus | chest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | pektos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | peg- | breast |
| 5 | English | polyethylene glycol | Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of... |