Where does “pelvis” come from?

Pelvis comes from Latin pelvis, derived from the Proto-Indo-European root pel- meaning to drive or push forward.

pelvis (English): The large compound bone structure at the base of...

Definitions

  1. The large compound bone structure at the base of...

Ancestry of “pelvis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpelvisshallow bowl or basin
2Old Latinpeluisbasin
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “pelvis

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel-Every word from Old Latin peluisEvery word from Latin pelvis
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