pelo
Spanish
noun
Definitions
- hair (a single hair)
- hair (all hair on the head)
- fur
Etymology
Inherited from Latin pilus (hair, a hair) derived from Proto-Indo-European *pil- (one string of hair, string of hair, strand of hair, strand).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*pil-
Gloss
one string of hair, string of hair, strand of hair, strand
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- biopile English
- dogpile English
- dustpile English
- epilate English
- floccinaucinihilipilification English
- junkpile English
- leafpile English
- monopile English
- overpile English
- pilar English
- pile English
- piledrive English
- piledriver English
- pileless English
- pilement English
- piler English
- pilewise English
- pilework English
- pileworm English
- piliferous English
- piligerous English
- pilo- English
- pilocyte English
- pilus English
- pily English
- polypile English
- repile English
- rockpile English
- sandpile English
- shagpile English
- shitpile English
- slushpile English
- snowpile English
- stockpile English
- thermopile English
- turdpile English
- unpile English
- uppile English
- wastepile English
- woodpile English
- pilaris Latin
- pilosus Latin
- pilus Latin
- pilāre Latin
- pelo Italian
- peluche French
- épiler French
- crece Spanish, Castilian
- crecepelo Spanish, Castilian
- peludo Spanish, Castilian
- pelín Spanish, Castilian
- pelón Spanish, Castilian
- *pil- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵʰers- Proto-Indo-European
- peil Old French
- pèl Catalan, Valencian
- pelo Galician
- păr Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- pile Middle French
- pelejar Old Portuguese
- per Aromanian
- pelu Asturian
- pêl Friulian
- pila Sicilian
- péło Venetian
- pail Dalmatian
- poil Bourguignon
- pilu Sardinian
- pelo Neapolitan
- pelo Chavacano