Where does “polpôs” come from?

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

polpôs (Friulian): fleshy, pulpy, pulpous

Definitions

  1. fleshy, pulpy, pulpous

Ancestry of “polpôs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpulpōsusfleshy, pulpy, pulpous
2Latinpulpathe soft part of an animal's body; flesh; the...
3Old Latinpelpa—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Old Latin pelpa →Every word from Latin pulpa →