Where does “peeling” come from?
Peeling derives from English peel, which comes from Old French piller, from Latin pala, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European plak-.
peeling (English): The act of removing the outer surface in strips;...
Definitions
- The act of removing the outer surface in strips;...
Ancestry of “peeling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | peel | To remove the skin or outer covering of; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | pelen | peel |
| 3 | Old French | peler | — |
| 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 |