English
pectiform
Pectiform comes from Latin pecto ‘to comb’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- ‘to pluck’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peḱ-‘to pluck’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*pektōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpecto‘to comb’
- Englishtodaypectiform
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peḱ-‘to pluck’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*pektōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpecto‘to comb’
- Englishtodaypectiform
Formed from -form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- ‘to pluck’
fight, fellow, fee, fax, feud, cynical, hound, peculiar, fawn, poodle, cynic, feu, fain, pecuniary, pec, chenille, 25 more
Today it means
adj Comb-shaped.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- / pectiform