Where does “Pelosi” come from?

Pelosi (English) comes from Italian Pelosi, from Italian peloso, from Latin pilōsus, 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.

Ancestry of “Pelosi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianPelosi—
2Italianpelosohairy
3Latinpilōsushairy, shaggy
4Latinpīlusa hair
5Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
6Proto-Italicpistlom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

Words derived from “Pelosi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- →Every word from Proto-Italic pistlom →