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Where does “peludo” come from?

peludo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese pelo, 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.

peludo (Portuguese): Having a lot of hair on the body; hairy; furry;...

Definitions

  1. Having a lot of hair on the body; hairy; furry;...

Ancestry of “peludo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepelohair , except hair on top of humans’ heads, which...
2Old Portuguesepelo—
3Latinpīlus—
4Latinpīlum—
5Proto-Italicpistlom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush
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