Where does “peloter” come from?

peloter (French) comes 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.

peloter (French): to wind, roll etc. into a ball; to touch up, feel...

Definitions

  1. to wind, roll etc. into a ball; to touch up, feel...

Ancestry of “peloter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpeloteball; pelota; droppings
2Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
3Latinpīlusa hair
4Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
5Proto-Italicpistlom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

Words derived from “peloter”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- →Every word from Proto-Italic pistlom →
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