Etymology

epilate

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Today it means: To remove hair from the skin in such a way that removes or destroys the root, especially by plucking it out. Full definition →

Latin pilus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived frompilus“hair”
  2. English todayepilate

From e- + Latin pilus (“hair”) + -ate.

Words from the same roots

Latinpilus all →

pilepiluspilonidalpileouspiliferouspiliformpiligerouspili tortipilo-pilocyte

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