pectus.
breast, heart; feeling, soul, mind;
Meaning & usage
chest, breast
heart, breast, as the seat of emotion
soul, spirit, mind, understanding
person, individual (as a being of passion)
Where this word comes from
Likely cognate with Old Irish ucht, but a Proto-Indo-European precursor is uncertain, as is the connection to Sanskrit पक्ष (pakṣá, “wing”). Suggestions include *pekt-, *pek- and *peg- (“breast”).
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