Where does “pelut” come from?

pelut (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.

pelut (Catalan): hairy; furry

Definitions

  1. hairy; furry

Ancestry of “pelut”, 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 →
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