Where does “terciopelo” come from?

terciopelo (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.

terciopelo (Spanish): velvet

Definitions

  1. velvet

Ancestry of “terciopelo”, step by step

terciopelo 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 tercio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishterciothird; third, one of three equal parts; tercio
2Latintertiusthird, the ordinal number after secundus and...
3Latintrēsthree; 3
4Proto-Italictrēsthree
5Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

Words derived from “terciopelo”

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