epilate
English
verb
Definitions
- To remove hair from the body by mechanical, chemical or other means.
Etymology
Derived from Latin pilus (hair, a hair).
Origin
Latin
pilus
Gloss
hair, a hair
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
髪
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- floccinaucinihilipilification English
- pilar English
- piliferous English
- piligerous English
- pilo- English
- pilocyte English
- pilus English
- pilaris Latin
- pilosus Latin
- pilus Latin
- pilāre Latin
- pelo Italian
- peluche French
- épiler French
- pelo Spanish, Castilian
- *pil- Proto-Indo-European
- peil Old French
- pèl Catalan, Valencian
- pelo Galician
- păr Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- pelejar Old Portuguese
- per Aromanian
- pelu Asturian
- pêl Friulian
- pila Sicilian
- péło Venetian
- pail Dalmatian
- poil Bourguignon
- pilu Sardinian
- pelo Neapolitan