Etymology

pectus

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Today it means: The breast, especially of a bird. Full definition →

Latin pectus ← Proto-Italic *pektos
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  1. Proto-Italic*pektos
  2. Latinpectus
  3. English todaypectus

Borrowed from Latin pectus.

Words from the same roots

Latinpectus all →

pisane

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