Where does “Pelosian” come from?

Pelosian (English) comes from English Pelosi, 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- — to grind, to crush.

Pelosian (English): Of or pertaining to Nancy Pelosi (born 1940), American politician and speaker of the United States House of Representatives

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to Nancy Pelosi (born 1940), American politician and speaker of the United States House of Representatives

Ancestry of “Pelosian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPelosi—
2ItalianPelosi—
3Italianpelosohairy
4Latinpilōsushairy, shaggy
5Latinpīlusa hair
6Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
7Proto-Italicpistlom—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
9Proto-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 →