Where does “pelisa” come from?

pelisa (Polish) comes from French pelisse, from Old French pelice, from Late Latin pellicia, from Latin pellis, from Ancient Greek ἄγρα, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵro-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

pelisa (Polish): pelisse

Definitions

  1. pelisse

Ancestry of “pelisa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpelissepelisse
2Old Frenchpeliceskin
3Late Latinpellicia—
4Latinpellispelt, hide, animal skin; the outside of a...
5Ancient Greekἄγραa catching, hunting, chase; that which is taken...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵro-hunt
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵro- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄγρα →