Where does “pelota” come from?

pelota (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.

pelota (Esperanto): singular future passive participle of peli

Definitions

  1. singular future passive participle of peli

Ancestry of “pelota”, 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 →