Where does “paille” come from?

paille (French) comes from Old French paille, from Latin palea, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

paille (French): straw; flaw in a gem or metal

Definitions

  1. straw; flaw in a gem or metal

Ancestry of “paille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpaillestraw, chaff
2Latinpaleachaff; The wattles or gills of a cock; dross
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “paille”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Latin palea →Every word from Old French paille →