Where does “peler” come from?

peler (Old French) comes from Latin pilō, 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 “peler”, step by step

peler traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin pilō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpilōto put forth hairs, grow hairy
2Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
3Latinpīlusa hair
4Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
5Proto-Italicpistlom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

via Latin pilāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpilāre

via Late Latin pilo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late LatinpiloI put forth hairs, grow hairy; I deprive of hair,...

Words derived from “peler

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