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pecto.

to comb

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈpɛk.toː]Classical-Latin[ˈpɛk.to]
  1. to comb

    conjugation-3
  2. to card, heckle, comb

    conjugation-3
  3. to hoe, weed

    broadly · conjugation-3
  4. to give someone a thrashing, thrash

    conjugation-3 · figuratively
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *pektō, from Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- (“to pluck”). Cognates include Ancient Greek πέκω (pékō, “comb or card wool”).

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