Where does “poliss-” come from?

poliss- (Old French) comes from Old French polir, from Latin polīre, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

Ancestry of “poliss-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpolir—
2Latinpolīre—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “poliss-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂- →Every word from Latin polīre →