Where does “plotte” come from?

plotte (French) comes from Old French pelote, from Vulgar Latin pilotta, 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.

plotte (French): a vulva, a vagina; a ball; a football

Definitions

  1. a vulva, a vagina; a ball; a football

Ancestry of “plotte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpelotesmall ball
2Vulgar Latinpilotta—
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 →