noun · feminine
pectorīna
*pectorīna f
Meaning
- Proto Italo Western Romancereconstructionchestpiece (?)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | /pektoˈrina/ | /pektoˈrinas/ |
Origins
Substantivized from the feminine of an adjective Vulgar Latin *pectorīnus, from Latin pectus (“chest”) + -īnus (adjectival suffix). An identically-formed adjective later appeared in modern scientific Latin (Leukoma pectorina, 1818).
Gallo-Romance
- Occitanpeitrina
- Occitanpeitrena
- Frenchpoitrinefrom Old French poitrine
Ibero-Romance
- Spanishpretinafrom Old Spanish petrina
- Portuguesepetrina
- Asturianpetrina
- Mirandesepotrina
Italo-Dalmatian
- Italianpettorina
- Sicilianpitturina
- Old Venetanpitturina
Gallo-Italic
- Ligurianpetoina
- Ligurianpeitorina
- Old Lombardpetorina
- Piedmontesepetrina
In English words that came into English from pectorīna
- petronelpectorīna