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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpelohair; fur
2Latinpīlus—
3Latinpīlum—
4Proto-Italicpistlom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

Words derived from “terciopelo”

  • aterciopelado
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →