Where does “pelilo” come from?

pelilo (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.

pelilo (Esperanto): driver, device driver

Definitions

  1. driver, device driver

Ancestry of “pelilo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantopelito drive, to propel
2Latinpellōto push, drive, hurl, impel, propel; expel, banish, eject, thrust out
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- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic pelnō →