Where does “polpa” come from?

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

polpa (Portuguese): pulp; flesh

Definitions

  1. pulp; flesh

Ancestry of “polpa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesepolpa—
2Latinpulpathe soft part of an animal's body; flesh; the...
3Old Latinpelpa—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “polpa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Old Latin pelpa →Every word from Latin pulpa →