Where does “pelvis” come from?

pelvis (Romanian) comes from Latin pelvis, from Old Latin peluis, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

pelvis (Romanian): pelvis

Definitions

  1. pelvis

Ancestry of “pelvis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpelvisshallow bowl or basin
2Old Latinpeluisbasin
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Old Latin peluis →Every word from Latin pelvis →