Where does “peltingly” come from?
peltingly (English) comes from English pelting, from English pelt, from Middle English pelt, from Middle English pellet, from Old French pelette, from Old French pel, from Latin pellis, from Ancient Greek ἄγρα — to drive.
peltingly (English): So as to pelt or bombard
Definitions
- So as to pelt or bombard
Ancestry of “peltingly”, step by step
peltingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pelting
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pelting | present participle of pelt; The act by which... |
| 2 | English | pelt | The skin of a beast with the hair on; a raw or... |
| 3 | Middle English | pelt | — |
| 4 | Middle English | pellet | — |
| 5 | Old French | pelette | — |
| 6 | Old French | pel | skin; pelisse |
| 7 | Latin | pellis | pelt, hide, animal skin; the outside of a... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἄγρα | a catching, hunting, chase; that which is taken... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵro- | hunt |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |