Where does “pelatge” come from?

pelatge (Catalan) comes from Catalan pèl, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo-, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

pelatge (Catalan): fur

Definitions

  1. fur

Ancestry of “pelatge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanpèlhair; bit, dash
2Latinpīlusa hair
3Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
4Proto-Italicpistlom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- →Every word from Proto-Italic pistlom →