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Where does “pelle” come from?

pelle (French) comes from Latin pala, from Proto-Indo-European pak-slo-, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

pelle (French): shovel, spade; dustpan; fluke

Definitions

  1. shovel, spade; dustpan; fluke

Ancestry of “pelle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpalaA shovel, spade; The bezel of a ring; the banana...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpak-slo-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

Words derived from “pelle”

  • pellez
  • peller
  • pelleter
  • pelleteuse
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