Where does “peel” come from?

peel (English) comes from Middle English pelen, from Old French peler, from Latin pilō, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- — to grind, to crush.

peel (English): To remove the skin or outer covering of; To...

Definitions

  1. To remove the skin or outer covering of; To...

Ancestry of “peel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishpelenpeel
2Old Frenchpeler—
3Latinpilōto put forth hairs, grow hairy
4Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
5Latinpīlusa hair
6Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
7Proto-Italicpistlom—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

Words derived from “peel”

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