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Where does “pelleja” come from?

pelleja (Spanish) comes from Latin pellicula, from Latin pellis, from Ancient Greek ἄγρα, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵro-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

pelleja (Spanish): animal skin, hide; pelt

Definitions

  1. animal skin, hide; pelt

Ancestry of “pelleja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpelliculasmall skin or hide; movie, film, video
2Latinpellispelt, hide, animal skin; the outside of a...
3Ancient Greekἄγραa catching, hunting, chase; that which is taken...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵro-hunt
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “pelleja”

  • pellejo
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