Where does “pelotari” come from?

pelotari (Spanish) comes from Basque pilotari, from Basque pilota, from Spanish pelota, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- — to grind, to crush.

pelotari (Spanish): pelota player

Definitions

  1. pelota player

Ancestry of “pelotari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquepilotarijai alai player
2Basquepilotajai alai
3Spanishpelotaball; ball game; testicle
4Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
5Latinpīlusa hair
6Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
7Proto-Italicpistlom—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- →Every word from Proto-Italic pistlom →