Where does “descarapelar” come from?

descarapelar (Spanish) comes from Spanish pelar, from Latin pilāre, from Latin pila, 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.

descarapelar (Spanish): to flake; flake off

Definitions

to flake; flake off

Ancestry of “descarapelar”, step by step

descarapelar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish pelar

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	pelar	to peel; to skin; to shell
2	Latin	pilāre	—
3	Latin	pila	mortar; pillar; pier
4	Latin	pīlus	a hair
5	Latin	pīlum	a pounder, pestle
6	Proto-Italic	pistlom	—
7	Proto-Indo-European	pis-tlo-	—
8	Proto-Indo-European	peys-	to grind, to crush

via Spanish cara

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	cara	face; gall, nerve; side
2	Vulgar Latin	cara	face
3	Ancient Greek	κάρα	head, face; the head or top of anything, as of a...
4	Proto-Hellenic	*kárahə	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- →Every word from Proto-Italic pistlom →