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Where does “pelure” come from?

pelure (French) comes from French peler, from Old French peler, from Latin pilō, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- — to grind, to crush.

pelure (French): peel, rind; skin

Definitions

  1. peel, rind; skin

Ancestry of “pelure”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpelerto peel
2Old Frenchpeler—
3Latinpilō—
4Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
5Latinpīlus—
6Latinpīlum—
7Proto-Italicpistlom—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

Words derived from “pelure”

  • pelure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →