Where does “polpós” come from?

polpós (Catalan) comes from Catalan polpa, from Latin pulpa, from Old Latin pelpa, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

polpós (Catalan): pulpy full of pulp

Definitions

  1. pulpy full of pulp

Ancestry of “polpós”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanpolpapulp, flesh, pith
2Latinpulpathe soft part of an animal's body; flesh; the...
3Old Latinpelpa—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Old Latin pelpa →Every word from Latin pulpa →