Where does “unpeelable” come from?
unpeelable (English) comes from English peelable, from English Peel, from Old French piller, from Latin piliō, from Latin pilō, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum — to grind, to crush.
unpeelable (English): Not peelable
Definitions
- Not peelable
Ancestry of “unpeelable”, step by step
unpeelable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English peelable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | peelable | Capable of being peeled |
| 2 | English | Peel | A placename |
| 3 | Old French | piller | Alternative form of pillier; pillage; plunder |
| 4 | Latin | piliō | — |
| 5 | Latin | pilō | to put forth hairs, grow hairy |
| 6 | Latin | pila | mortar; pillar; pier |
| 7 | Latin | pīlus | a hair |
| 8 | Latin | pīlum | a pounder, pestle |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | pistlom | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pis-tlo- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | peys- | to grind, to crush |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |