myEtymology.com: French etymology of pectine

Etymology of the French word pectine

the French word pectine

derived from the Greek word pektos, πηκτός

derived from the Greek word pegnunai

derived 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 -ine

English pectic, English pectin, Romanian pectină