Where does “peloton” come from?

peloton (Finnish) comes from Finnish pelko, from Proto-Finnic pelko — fear, dread.

peloton (Finnish): fearless, daring

Definitions

  1. fearless, daring

Ancestry of “peloton”, step by step

peloton traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pelko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpelkofear, dread
2Proto-Finnicpelkofear, dread

via Finnish ton

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtonGenitive singular form of toi; Accusative...

Words derived from “peloton”

Every word from Proto-Finnic pelko →Every word from Finnish pelko →