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Where does “piele” come from?

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

piele (Romanian): skin; hide; leather

Definitions

  1. skin; hide; leather

Ancestry of “piele”, step by step

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

Words derived from “piele”

  • pielcea
  • pielar
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