Etymology Explorer › French

Where does “pulpe” come from?

pulpe (French) comes from Latin pulpa, from Old Latin pelpa, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

pulpe (French): pulp

Definitions

  1. pulp

Ancestry of “pulpe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpulpathe soft part of an animal's body; flesh; the...
2Old Latinpelpa—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “pulpe”

  • pulpaire
  • pulpet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →