peito

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Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin pectus (“chest, breast”), from Proto-Indo-European *peg- (“breast”).

Noun

peito m (plural peitos)

  1. (anatomy) chest

Galician

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese peito, from Latin pectus (“chest, breast”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peg- (“breast”). Compare Portuguese peito.

Noun

peito m (plural peitos)

  1. (anatomy) thorax
  2. chest, breast (front of the thorax)
  3. breast (of a woman)
  4. (figurative) boldness
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese peito, from Latin pactum (“pact”).

Noun

peito m (plural peitos)

  1. (dated) tribute
Derived terms

References

  • “peito” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “peito” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “peito” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “peito” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “peito” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin pactum.

Noun

peito m

  1. payment, tribute
Related terms
Descendants
  • Galician: peito

Further reading

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin pectus.

Noun

peito m

  1. chest
Descendants
  • Galician: peito
  • Portuguese: peito (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese peito, from Latin pectus (“chest, breast”), from Proto-Italic *pektos, from Proto-Indo-European *peg- (“breast”).

Pronunciation

 
 

Noun

peito m (plural peitos)

  1. (anatomy) chest
  2. breast
  3. (Brazil, swimming) breaststroke
    Synonym: (Portugal) bruços

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

  • Guinea-Bissau Creole: pitu

Tongan

Noun

peito

  1. kitchen
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