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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | el | the; the; what, that which; him |
| 2 | Catalan | lo | him; the |
| 3 | Spanish | lo | and usted (when referring to a man), and a variant of ello in many constructions; him, you (formal), it, that |
| 4 | Latin | illum | accusative masculine singular of ille |
| 5 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 6 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |
via Catalan pèl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | pèl | hair; bit, dash |
| 2 | Latin | pīlus | a hair |
| 3 | Latin | pīlum | a pounder, pestle |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | pistlom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pis-tlo- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peys- | to grind, to crush |
via Catalan A
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | A | — |