Where does “pelar” come from?

pelar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese pele, from Old Portuguese pele, from Latin pellis, from Ancient Greek ἄγρα, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵro-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

pelar (Portuguese): to depilate; to skin; to unclothe

Definitions

  1. to depilate; to skin; to unclothe

Ancestry of “pelar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepeleskin; fur
2Old Portuguesepelepelt
3Latinpellispelt, hide, animal skin; the outside of a...
4Ancient Greekἄγραa catching, hunting, chase; that which is taken...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵro-hunt
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “pelar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵro- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄγρα →