English
peplomer
Peplomer comes from Ancient Greek πέπλος ‘outer garment’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπέπλος‘outer garment’
- Englishtodaypeplomer
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπέπλος‘outer garment’
- Englishtodaypeplomer
Formed from πέπλος ‘outer garment’ + -mer
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *pel- ‘to fold’
film, felt, simple, simply, push, filter, fold, pulse, powder, complain, pillow, flaw, pollen, repeal, palate, palpable, palladium, compulsive, palatable, expel, propel, pall, repel, pelt, polemic, wallow, pollinate, peloton, palatal, muffle, tuple, palp, pillion, apoplexy, pulver, interpolate, 62 more
through Ancient Greek πέπλος ‘outer garment’
Today it means
noun how viruses attach to cells; spike
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek πέπλος / peplomer