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Where does “alpeli” come from?

alpeli (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto peli, from Latin pellō, from Proto-Italic pelnō, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

alpeli (Esperanto): to drive or propel toward

Definitions

  1. to drive or propel toward

Ancestry of “alpeli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantopelito drive, to propel
2Latinpellō—
3Proto-Italicpelnōapproach, go to; bring close
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →