Where does “pelvo” come from?

pelvo (Esperanto) comes from Latin pelvis, from Old Latin peluis, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

pelvo (Esperanto): shallow bowl or basin

Definitions

  1. shallow bowl or basin

Ancestry of “pelvo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpelvisshallow bowl or basin
2Old Latinpeluisbasin
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel-Every word from Old Latin peluisEvery word from Latin pelvis
pelvo — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer