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Where does “pelear” come from?

pelear (Spanish) comes from Spanish pelo, 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.

pelear (Spanish): to fight; to fight, to argue; to fight for, to...

Definitions

  1. to fight; to fight, to argue; to fight for, to...

Ancestry of “pelear”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpelohair; fur
2Latinpīlus—
3Latinpīlum—
4Proto-Italicpistlom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

Words derived from “pelear”

  • peleón
  • pelea
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →