Where does “pesclum” come from?

pesclum (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin pessulus, from Ancient Greek πάσσαλος, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

Ancestry of “pesclum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpessulusa bolt
2Ancient Greekπάσσαλοςpeg on which to hang clothes; membrum virile
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

Words derived from “pesclum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →Every word from Ancient Greek πάσσαλος →Every word from Latin pessulus →