Where does “peli” come from?

peli (Esperanto) comes 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.

peli (Esperanto): to drive, to propel

Definitions

  1. to drive, to propel

Ancestry of “peli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpellōto push, drive, hurl, impel, propel; expel, banish, eject, thrust out
2Proto-Italicpelnōapproach, go to; bring close
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “peli”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic pelnō →