Where does “peloncino” come from?

peloncino (Italian) comes from Italian pelone, from Italian pelo, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo-, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

peloncino (Italian): cotton flannel (fabric)

Definitions

  1. cotton flannel (fabric)

Ancestry of “peloncino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpelonethick, heavy woolen cloth
2Italianpelohair; surface; first-person singular present...
3Latinpīlusa hair
4Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
5Proto-Italicpistlom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys-
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