Where does “πέπλος” come from?

πέπλος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

πέπλος (Ancient Greek): any woven cloth used for a covering, sheet,...

Definitions

  1. any woven cloth used for a covering, sheet,...

Ancestry of “πέπλος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “πέπλος

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel-