Where does “pelvi” come from?

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

pelvi (Maltese): pelvis

Definitions

  1. pelvis

Ancestry of “pelvi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpelvipelvis
2Latinpelvisshallow bowl or basin
3Old Latinpeluisbasin
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Old Latin peluis →Every word from Latin pelvis →