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Where does “repollo” come from?

repollo (Spanish) comes from Latin pullus, from Proto-Indo-European polHwós, from Proto-Indo-European pelH- — pale, gray.

repollo (Spanish): cabbage

Definitions

  1. cabbage

Ancestry of “repollo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpullusA young animal; darling; dark-colored; dusky
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanpolHwóspale, gray
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpelH-pale, gray

Words derived from “repollo”

  • repolho
  • repolyo
  • repolyo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelH- →