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Where does “πελιτνός” come from?

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

πελιτνός (Ancient Greek): livid, pallid, blue, lurid, dark colored

Definitions

  1. livid, pallid, blue, lurid, dark colored

Ancestry of “πελιτνός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpelito-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
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