Where does “pulper” come from?

pulper (English) comes from English pulp, from French pulpe, from Latin pulpa, from Old Latin pelpa, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

pulper (English): A machine for pulping paper or various other...

Definitions

  1. A machine for pulping paper or various other...

Ancestry of “pulper”, step by step

pulper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pulp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpulpA soft, moist, shapeless mass or matter; A...
2Frenchpulpepulp
3Latinpulpathe soft part of an animal's body; flesh; the...
4Old Latinpelpa
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle

Words derived from “pulper

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel-Every word from Old Latin pelpaEvery word from Latin pulpa