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Where does “pelar” come from?

pelar (Spanish) comes 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.

pelar (Spanish): to peel; to skin; to shell

Definitions

  1. to peel; to skin; to shell

Ancestry of “pelar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpilāre—
2Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
3Latinpīlus—
4Latinpīlum—
5Proto-Italicpistlom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

Words derived from “pelar”

  • pelapatatas
  • pelapapas
  • dolape
  • pelador
  • pelado
  • pelagatos
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →