peel
English
/piːl/, [pʰiːɫ]
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To remove the skin or outer covering of.
- (transitive) To remove something from the outer or top layer of.
- (intransitive) To become detached, come away, especially in flakes or strips; to shed skin in such a way.
- (intransitive) To remove one's clothing.
- (intransitive) To move, separate (off or away).
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English pelen (peel) inherited from Old English pilian derived from Old French peler derived from Latin pilāre, pilō, pilo (depilate, remove hair from).
Origin
Latin
pilāre, pilō, pilo
Gloss
depilate, remove hair from
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- house English
- nonpeelable English
- out English
- overpeel English
- peelable English
- peelest English
- peeleth English
- peelhouse English
- peelie English
- peelout English
- repeel English
- unpeel English
- unpeeled English
- pilum Latin
- pilāre Latin
- pilāre, pilō, pilo Latin
- peler French
- pilian Old English
- pelen Middle English
- peler Old French
- p'ler Norman
- spelaid Middle Irish