Where does “peplo” come from?

peplo (Italian) comes from Latin peplus, from Ancient Greek πέπλος, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

peplo (Italian): peplos

Definitions

  1. peplos

Ancestry of “peplo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpeplus—
2Ancient Greekπέπλοςany woven cloth used for a covering, sheet,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Ancient Greek πέπλος →Every word from Latin peplus →