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Where does “pielcea” come from?

pielcea (Romanian) comes from Latin pellicella, from Latin pellis, from Ancient Greek ἄγρα, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵro-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

pielcea (Romanian): the skin of an animal, especially a young lamb

Definitions

  1. the skin of an animal, especially a young lamb

Ancestry of “pielcea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpellicella—
2Latinpellispelt, hide, animal skin; the outside of a...
3Ancient Greekἄγραa catching, hunting, chase; that which is taken...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵro-hunt
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
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