Where does “peludo” come from?

peludo (English) comes from Spanish peludo, from Spanish pelo, 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.

peludo (English): Big hairy armadillo, Chaetophractus villosus

Definitions

  1. Big hairy armadillo, Chaetophractus villosus

Ancestry of “peludo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpeludohairy; furry, fuzzy; hairball-like
2Spanishpelohair; fur
3Latinpīlusa hair
4Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
5Proto-Italicpistlom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
7Proto-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 →
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