Where does “pelage” come from?

pelage (English) comes from French pelage, from French poil, from Old French peil, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo-, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

pelage (English): fur, or any other form of the coat of a mammal

Definitions

  1. fur, or any other form of the coat of a mammal

Ancestry of “pelage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpelagefur
2Frenchpoilhair; bristle
3Old Frenchpeil—
4Latinpīlusa hair
5Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
6Proto-Italicpistlom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
8Proto-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 →