Where does “depilate” come from?

depilate (Latin) comes from Latin depilo, from Latin pilō, from Latin pila, 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.

depilate (Latin): second-person plural present active imperative of...

Definitions

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of...

Ancestry of “depilate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatindepiloI pull out the hair; I depilate; I pluck...
2Latinpilōto put forth hairs, grow hairy
3Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
4Latinpīlusa hair
5Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
6Proto-Italicpistlom
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys-
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