Where does “pelisse” come from?

pelisse (French) comes from Old French pelice, from Late Latin pellicia, from Latin pellis, from Ancient Greek ἄγρα, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵro-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

pelisse (French): pelisse

Definitions

  1. pelisse

Ancestry of “pelisse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpeliceskin
2Late Latinpellicia—
3Latinpellispelt, hide, animal skin; the outside of a...
4Ancient Greekἄγραa catching, hunting, chase; that which is taken...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵro-hunt
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “pelisse”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵro- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄγρα →