Where does “espoillier” come from?

espoillier (Old French) comes from Latin spolio, from Latin spolium, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pel- — to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...

espoillier (Old French): to pillage; to undress; to get undressed

Definitions

  1. to pillage; to undress; to get undressed

Ancestry of “espoillier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinspolioI strip, deprive or rob of covering or clothing,...
2Latinspoliumthe skin or hide of an animal stripped off; the...
3Proto-Indo-European(s)pel-to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...

Words derived from “espoillier”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pel- →Every word from Latin spolium →Every word from Latin spolio →