pelt

/ˈpelt/PELT

/ˈpɛlt/PELT

Meaninga hide

Common meaning: an animal skin with fur

pelan animal's hide, skinLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1326 · scan
tpast-participle ending

Journey through time

Latinpellis, -is‘an animal's hide, skin’
Middle Englishpultensource
Englishpelt‘an animal skin with fur’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin pellis ‘an animal's hide, skin’.

Roots

pellis, -is Latin “an animal's hide, skin”

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