Where does “overpeel” come from?

overpeel (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.

overpeel (English): To peel too much off

Definitions

  1. To peel too much off

Ancestry of “overpeel”, step by step

overpeel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Peel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPeelA placename
2Old FrenchpillerAlternative form of pillier; pillage; plunder
3Latinpiliō
4Latinpilōto put forth hairs, grow hairy
5Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
6Latinpīlusa hair
7Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
8Proto-Italicpistlom
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

via English over

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoverDiscontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;...
2Middle Englishoverriverbank, seashore, brink
3Old Englishōferriverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border
4Proto-West Germanicobarover, above
5Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys-
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