Where does “al pèl” come from?

al pèl (Catalan) comes from Catalan el, from Catalan lo, from Spanish lo, from Latin illum, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.

al pèl (Catalan): just right, just in time

Definitions

  1. just right, just in time

Ancestry of “al pèl”, step by step

al pèl traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan el

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanelthe; the; what, that which; him
2Catalanlohim; the
3Spanishloand usted (when referring to a man), and a variant of ello in many constructions; him, you (formal), it, that
4Latinillumaccusative masculine singular of ille
5Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
6LatinolleArchaic form of ille
7Proto-Italic*olnosthat

via Catalan pèl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanpèlhair; bit, dash
2Latinpīlusa hair
3Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
4Proto-Italicpistlom
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

via Catalan A

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CatalanA
Every word from Proto-Italic *olnos