Etymology of the English word pectin
the English word
pectinderived from the French word
pectinederived from the Greek word
pektos, πηκτός
derived from the Greek word
pegnunaiderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pag-derived from the Late Greek word
pegnumi, πήγνυμι (to fix ('peg'); to set up (a tent))
using the Greek suffix
-ineDerivations in English
amylopectin,
pectase,
pectinose,
protopectinUsage
Word found in Modern English
