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Where does “polpa” come from?

polpa (Italian) comes from Latin pulpa, from Old Latin pelpa, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

polpa (Italian): pulp; flesh

Definitions

  1. pulp; flesh

Ancestry of “polpa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpulpathe soft part of an animal's body; flesh; the...
2Old Latinpelpa—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “polpa”

  • paupiette
  • polpe
  • impolpare
  • rimpolpare
  • polpetta
  • paupiette
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