Where does “esplucher” come from?
esplucher (Middle French) comes from Old French espeluchier, from Vulgar Latin *expilucico, from Latin pilāre, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- — to grind, to crush.
esplucher (Middle French): to peel (a vegetable, etc.)
Definitions
- to peel (a vegetable, etc.)
Ancestry of “esplucher”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | espeluchier | to peel |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | *expilucico | — |
| 3 | Latin | pilāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | pila | mortar; pillar; pier |
| 5 | Latin | pīlus | a hair |
| 6 | Latin | pīlum | a pounder, pestle |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pistlom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pis-tlo- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peys- | to grind, to crush |