Where does “เพกติน” come from?

เพกติน (Thai) comes from English pectin, from French pectine, from Ancient Greek πηκτικός, from Ancient Greek πήγνυμι, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

เพกติน (Thai): pectin

Definitions

  1. pectin

Ancestry of “เพกติน”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpectinA polysaccharide extracted from the cell walls of...
2Frenchpectinepectin
3Ancient Greekπηκτικόςcongealed, curdled; curdling
4Ancient GreekπήγνυμιI secure, stick in, fix on; I fasten, put...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →Every word from Ancient Greek πήγνυμι →Every word from Ancient Greek πηκτικός →