Where does “pellō” come from?

pellō (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic pelnō, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

pellō (Latin): to push, drive, hurl, impel, propel; expel, banish, eject, thrust out

Definitions

  1. to push, drive, hurl, impel, propel; expel, banish, eject, thrust out

Ancestry of “pellō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicpelnōapproach, go to; bring close
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “pellō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic pelnō →