Where does “Peelite” come from?
Peelite (English) comes from English Peel, from Old French piller, from Latin piliō, from Latin pilō, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom — to grind, to crush.
Peelite (English): One of a breakaway faction of the British...
Definitions
- One of a breakaway faction of the British...
Ancestry of “Peelite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Peel | A placename |
| 2 | Old French | piller | Alternative form of pillier; pillage; plunder |
| 3 | Latin | piliō | — |
| 4 | Latin | pilō | to put forth hairs, grow hairy |
| 5 | Latin | pila | mortar; pillar; pier |
| 6 | Latin | pīlus | a hair |
| 7 | Latin | pīlum | a pounder, pestle |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pistlom | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pis-tlo- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | peys- | to grind, to crush |