Where does “espelido” come from?

espelido (Galician) comes from Galician espelir, from Latin expellō, from Latin pellō, from Proto-Italic pelnō, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

espelido (Galician): ready, prompt, intelligent, skilful

Definitions

  1. ready, prompt, intelligent, skilful

Ancestry of “espelido”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianespelirto shake off, to expel; to winnow; to select or...
2Latinexpellōto drive or thrust out or away; expel, eject, banish; dislodge
3Latinpellōto push, drive, hurl, impel, propel; expel, banish, eject, thrust out
4Proto-Italicpelnōapproach, go to; bring close
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-Every word from Proto-Italic pelnō