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pellis

Pronunciation: [ˈpɛl.lɪs]

“pellis” is a Latin word. Its 7 meanings in English:

noun

  1. animal skin; pelt, fell, hide; leather
  2. human skin
  3. a garment, article of clothing made of skin
  4. a tent for soldiers (they were covered with skins)
  5. a parchment
  6. a drum
  7. a thin peelable film covering the outside of a sporocarp

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *pelnis, from Proto-Indo-European *pel-ni-s (“to cover, wrap; skin, hide; cloth”), from *pel- (“to cover, wrap; skin, hide; cloth”). Cognate with Ancient Greek πέλμᾰ (pélmă, “sole of the foot”), Old English fell (“fell, skin, hide; garment of skin”), likely with English pelt (“skin of an animal”) as well.

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