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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

  1. to peel

Ancestry of “éplucher”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchesplucher—
2Old Frenchespeluchier—
3Vulgar Latin*expilucico—
4Latinpilāre—
5Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
6Latinpīlus—
7Latinpīlum—
8Proto-Italicpistlom—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

Words derived from “éplucher”

  • épluchage
  • épluchure
  • éplucheur
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →