Where does “pellis” come from?

pellis (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἄγρα, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵro-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

pellis (Latin): pelt, hide, animal skin; the outside of a...

Definitions

  1. pelt, hide, animal skin; the outside of a...

Ancestry of “pellis”, step by step

pellis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ἄγρα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄγραa catching, hunting, chase; that which is taken...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵro-hunt
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Proto-Italic pelnis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicpelnisskin
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “pellis

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-
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