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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpilō—
2Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
3Latinpīlus—
4Latinpīlum—
5Proto-Italicpistlom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

Words derived from “peler”

  • peel
  • peeling
  • unpeeled
  • unpeel
  • peelable
  • peelhouse
  • peelie
  • peeleth
  • repeel
  • peelest
  • nonpeelable
  • pelure
  • peelout
  • peler
  • pelure
  • pelen
  • speal
  • speal
  • p'ler
  • spelaid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →