Where does “épluchoir” come from?
épluchoir (French) comes from French éplucher, from Middle French esplucher, from Old French espeluchier, from Vulgar Latin *expilucico, from Latin pilāre, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum — to grind, to crush.
épluchoir (French): peeler, potato peeler
Definitions
- peeler, potato peeler
Ancestry of “épluchoir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | éplucher | to peel |
| 2 | Middle French | esplucher | to peel (a vegetable, etc.) |
| 3 | Old French | espeluchier | to peel |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | *expilucico | — |
| 5 | Latin | pilāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | pila | mortar; pillar; pier |
| 7 | Latin | pīlus | a hair |
| 8 | Latin | pīlum | a pounder, pestle |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | pistlom | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pis-tlo- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | peys- | to grind, to crush |