Where does “pelure” come from?

pelure (English) comes from French pelure, from French peler, from Old French peler, from Latin pilō, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom — to grind, to crush.

pelure (English): A crisp, hard, thin paper, sometimes used for...

Definitions

  1. A crisp, hard, thin paper, sometimes used for...

Ancestry of “pelure”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpelurepeel, rind; skin
2Frenchpelerto peel
3Old Frenchpeler—
4Latinpilōto put forth hairs, grow hairy
5Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
6Latinpīlusa hair
7Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
8Proto-Italicpistlom—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
10Proto-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 →