Where does “pelirrojo” come from?

pelirrojo (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.

pelirrojo (Spanish): redheaded; redhead

Definitions

  1. redheaded; redhead

Ancestry of “pelirrojo”, step by step

pelirrojo 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 Rojo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishRojored colour
2Spanishrojored; a 1000 colón bill; Red; a left-winger,...
3Latinrusseusdark red
4Latinrussusred, reddish-brown
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

Words derived from “pelirrojo”

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