Where does “pelilargo” come from?

pelilargo (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.

pelilargo (Spanish): long-haired

Definitions

  1. long-haired

Ancestry of “pelilargo”, step by step

pelilargo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish pelo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpelohair; fur
2Latinpīlusa hair
3Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
4Proto-Italicpistlom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

via Spanish largo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishlargolong; long, lengthy, extended, prolonged,...
2Latinlargusabundant, copious, plentiful, large, abounding in...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →