Where does “epilator” come from?

epilator (Romanian) comes from French épilatoire, from French épiler, 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.

epilator (Romanian): epilator

Definitions

  1. epilator

Ancestry of “epilator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchépilatoiredepilatory
2Frenchépilerto epilate
3Latinpīlusa hair
4Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
5Proto-Italicpistlom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- →Every word from Proto-Italic pistlom →