Etymology

pell

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Today it means: A fur or hide. Full definition →

Latin pellis ← Proto-Italic *pelnis ← Proto-Indo-European *pel-ni-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*pel-ni-
  2. Proto-Italic · derived from*pelnis
  3. Latin · borrowed frompellis“animal skin, pelt”
  4. English todaypell

From Latin pellis (“animal skin, pelt”), from Proto-Italic *pelnis, from Proto-Indo-European *pel-ni-. Distantly related to fell and film.

Words from the same roots

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