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Where does “espeluchier” come from?

espeluchier (Old French) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

Ancestry of “espeluchier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*expilucico—
2Latinpilāre—
3Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
4Latinpīlus—
5Latinpīlum—
6Proto-Italicpistlom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

Words derived from “espeluchier”

  • épluchage
  • épluchure
  • éplucher
  • éplucheur
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →