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English word origin

Etymology of pell

From Latin pellis (“animal skin, pelt”), from Proto-Italic *pelnis, from Proto-Indo-European *pel-ni-. Distantly related to fell and film.

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Source etymology 1

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noun

A fur or hide. · A lined cloak or its lining. · A roll of parchment; a record kept on parchment. · A body of water somewhere between a pond and a lake in size.

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From Latin pellis (“animal skin, pelt”), from Proto-Italic *pelnis, from Proto-Indo-European *pel-ni-. Distantly related to fell and film.

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  • Borrowed-form mentionpellisla
  • Derivation mention*pelnisitc-pro
  • Derivation mention*pel-ine-pro

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