Where does “peluxe” come from?
peluxe (Galician) comes from Old French peluchier, from Vulgar Latin *pilūc(i)cāre, from Latin pilāre, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- — to grind, to crush.
peluxe (Galician): fluff, fur, hair, down
Definitions
- fluff, fur, hair, down
Ancestry of “peluxe”, step by step
peluxe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French peluchier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | peluchier | to peel; to clean |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | *pilūc(i)cāre | — |
| 3 | Latin | pilāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | pila | mortar; pillar; pier |
| 5 | Latin | pīlus | a hair |
| 6 | Latin | pīlum | a pounder, pestle |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pistlom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pis-tlo- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peys- | to grind, to crush |
via Galician pelo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | pelo | hair; fur |