Where does “pelvis” come from?

pelvis (Latin) comes from Old Latin peluis, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

pelvis (Latin): shallow bowl or basin

Definitions

  1. shallow bowl or basin

Ancestry of “pelvis”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pelvis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Old Latin peluis →