Where does “pelliccia” come from?

pelliccia (Italian) comes from Latin pellicia, from Latin pellis, from Ancient Greek ἄγρα, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵro-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

pelliccia (Italian): fur; fur coat

Definitions

  1. fur; fur coat

Ancestry of “pelliccia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpellicianominative feminine singular of pellicius;...
2Latinpellispelt, hide, animal skin; the outside of a...
3Ancient Greekἄγραa catching, hunting, chase; that which is taken...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵro-hunt
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “pelliccia”

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