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Where does “Plott” come from?

Plott (Luxembourgish) comes from French pelote, 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.

Plott (Luxembourgish): ball

Definitions

  1. ball

Ancestry of “Plott”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpeloteball; pelota; droppings
2Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
3Latinpīlus—
4Latinpīlum—
5Proto-Italicpistlom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →