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.

espeluchier (Old French): to peel

Definitions

  1. to peel

Ancestry of “espeluchier”, step by step

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

Words derived from “espeluchier”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- →Every word from Proto-Italic pistlom →