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Where does “pelpa” come from?

pelpa (Old Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

Ancestry of “pelpa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “pelpa”

  • pulp
  • pulpy
  • pulpal
  • pulpwood
  • pulpitis
  • pulpotomy
  • pulper
  • pulpectomy
  • pulpless
  • pulpiness
  • pulpous
  • paupiette
  • pulplike
  • pulpily
  • pulpable
  • pulpish
  • pulpboard
  • repulpable
  • repulp
  • pulpify
  • pulpousness
  • pulpe
  • pulpability
  • pulpamentum
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