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Where does “peluchier” come from?

peluchier (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin *pilūc(i)cāre, 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.

peluchier (Old French): to peel; to clean

Definitions

  1. to peel; to clean

Ancestry of “peluchier”, step by step

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

Words derived from “peluchier”

  • plush
  • plushy
  • plushly
  • plushness
  • plushily
  • plushiness
  • plushophilia
  • plushophile
  • plushie
  • plushen
  • peluche
  • peluche
  • плюш
  • плюшевый
  • éplucheur
  • épluchure
  • épluchage
  • éplucher
  • pelucher
  • peluche
  • plüschen
  • Plüsch
  • peluche
  • pluche
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →