Where does “apelotonar” come from?

apelotonar (Spanish) comes from Spanish pelotón, from French peloton, from French pelote, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- — to grind, to crush.

apelotonar (Spanish): to ball up, to flock together

Definitions

  1. to ball up, to flock together

Ancestry of “apelotonar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpelotóngroup, team
2Frenchpelotonsmall ball; platoon; pack, bunch
3Frenchpeloteball; pelota; droppings
4Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
5Latinpīlusa hair
6Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
7Proto-Italicpistlom
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys-
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