Where does “depilation” come from?
depilation (English) comes from English depilate, from Latin depilatus, from Latin depilo, from Latin pilō, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom — to grind, to crush.
depilation (English): Act of pulling out or removing the hair;...
Definitions
- Act of pulling out or removing the hair;...
Ancestry of “depilation”, step by step
depilation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English depilate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | depilate | To remove hair from the body |
| 2 | Latin | depilatus | plucked; depilated |
| 3 | Latin | depilo | I pull out the hair; I depilate; I pluck... |
| 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 |
via French dépilation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | dépilation | depilation |