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Where does “peluis” come from?

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

peluis (Old Latin): basin

Definitions

  1. basin

Ancestry of “peluis”, step by step

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

Words derived from “peluis”

  • pelvis
  • hemipelvis
  • acanthopelvis
  • hydropelvis
  • pelvis
  • pelve
  • pelvis
  • pelve
  • pelvis
  • pelvià
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →