Where does “pretil” come from?
pretil (Spanish) comes from Spanish petril, from Vulgar Latin pectorilis, 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...
pretil (Spanish): parapet; handrail
Definitions
- parapet; handrail
Ancestry of “pretil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | petril | Obsolete spelling of pertil |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | pectorilis | — |
| 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... |