Where does “” come from?

pé (Champenois) comes from Old French pel, from Latin pellis, from Ancient Greek ἄγρα, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵro-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

(Champenois): skin

Definitions

  1. skin

Ancestry of “”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpelskin; pelisse
2Latinpellispelt, hide, animal skin; the outside of a...
3Ancient Greekἄγραa catching, hunting, chase; that which is taken...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵro-hunt
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵro-Every word from Ancient Greek ἄγρα
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