Where does “pelotonner” come from?

pelotonner (French) comes from French peloton, 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.

pelotonner (French): To wind up into a ball; To curl up into a ball

Definitions

  1. To wind up into a ball; To curl up into a ball

Ancestry of “pelotonner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpelotonsmall ball; platoon; pack, bunch
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- →