Where does “éplucher” come from?
éplucher (French) comes from Middle French esplucher, from Old French espeluchier, from Vulgar Latin *expilucico, from Latin pilāre, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom — to grind, to crush.
éplucher (French): to peel
Definitions
- to peel
Ancestry of “éplucher”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | esplucher | to peel (a vegetable, etc.) |
| 2 | Old French | espeluchier | to peel |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | *expilucico | — |
| 4 | Latin | pilāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | pila | mortar; pillar; pier |
| 6 | Latin | pīlus | a hair |
| 7 | Latin | pīlum | a pounder, pestle |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pistlom | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pis-tlo- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | peys- | to grind, to crush |