English
pelioma
Pelioma comes from Ancient Greek πελῐός ‘livid’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *pel- ‘gray’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pel-‘gray’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπελῐόςpelĭós‘livid’
- Englishtodaypelioma
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pel-‘gray’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπελῐόςpelĭós‘livid’
- Englishtodaypelioma
Formed from -oma
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *pel- ‘gray’
film, simple, simply, felt, push, filter, powder, fold, pulse, complain, pillow, repeal, flaw, pollen, palate, palpable, palladium, compulsive, palatable, pall, wallow, expel, propel, repel, polemic, tuple, palatal, peloton, pelt, muffle, pollinate, apoplexy, pulver, palp, interpolate, peplum, pillion, 62 more
Today it means
noun A livid bruise.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pel- / pelioma