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Where does “pellejo” come from?

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

pellejo (Spanish): skin, hide; skin; wineskin

Definitions

  1. skin, hide; skin; wineskin

Ancestry of “pellejo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpellejaanimal skin, hide; pelt
2Latinpelliculasmall skin or hide; movie, film, video
3Latinpellispelt, hide, animal skin; the outside of a...
4Ancient Greekἄγραa catching, hunting, chase; that which is taken...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵro-hunt
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
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