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Where does “pelo” come from?

pelo (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese pelo, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo-, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

pelo (Portuguese): hair , except hair on top of humans’ heads, which...

Definitions

  1. hair , except hair on top of humans’ heads, which...

Ancestry of “pelo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesepelo—
2Latinpīlus—
3Latinpīlum—
4Proto-Italicpistlom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

Words derived from “pelo”

  • peludo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →