Etymology · Proto-Indo-European
*pel-
7 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *pel-, most common first.
- pulseA normally regular beat felt when arteries near the skin (for example, at the neck or wrist) are depressed, caused by the heart pumping blood through them; the qualitative nature of this beat.
- foldTo bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself.
- pallFine cloth, especially purple cloth used for robes.
- peltThe skin of an animal with the hair or wool on; either a raw or undressed hide, or a skin preserved with the hair or wool on it (sometimes worn as a garment with minimal modification).
- catapelticPertaining to a catapult or catapults.
- interstellar planeta planetary-mass object which has either been ejected from its system or was never gravitationally bound to any star or other such object, and that therefore orbits the galaxy directly.
- piepowderChiefly in court of piepowders, etc. (sense 2): a traveller, particularly one on foot; a wayfarer; specifically, a travelling merchant.