English
pell
Pell comes from Latin pellis ‘animal skin, pelt’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *pel-ni-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pel-ni-reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*pelnis‘skin’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpellis‘animal skin, pelt’
- Englishtodaypell
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pel-ni-reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*pelnis‘skin’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpellis‘animal skin, pelt’
- Englishtodaypell
The story
Distantly related to fell and film.
Linked words
through Latin pellis ‘animal skin, pelt’
Today it means
noun A fur or hide.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pel-ni- / pell