Where does “pelota” come from?

pelota (French) comes from French peloter, from French pelote, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo-, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

pelota (French): third-person singular past historic of peloter

Definitions

  1. third-person singular past historic of peloter

Ancestry of “pelota”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpeloterto wind, roll etc. into a ball; to touch up, feel...
2Frenchpeloteball; pelota; droppings
3Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
4Latinpīlusa hair
5Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
6Proto-Italicpistlom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- →Every word from Proto-Italic pistlom →