Where does “depilatus” come from?

depilatus (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.

depilatus (Latin): plucked; depilated

Definitions

  1. plucked; depilated

Ancestry of “depilatus”, 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

Words derived from “depilatus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys-
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