"skin" in seven languages
Meaningskin
Spanish
piel
/pjel/
fem.inherited
Also 'leather, fur'.
French
peau
/po/
fem.inherited
Italian
pelle
/ˈpɛlle/
fem.inherited
Also 'leather'.
Portuguese
pele
/ˈpɛli/
fem.inherited
Also 'leather'.
Romanian
piele
/ˈpjele/
fem.inherited
Also 'leather'.
Catalan
pell
/peʎ/
fem.inherited
English
skin
/skɪn/
native English · Old Norse skinn
English → ItalianskinpelleNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
PELLEM‘skin, hide’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
PELLEM shows Spanish ie (piel) and French l-vocalisation: pel → peau, as bel → beau.
Sound laws at work
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In a sentence
- esTiene la piel muy clara.
- frElle a la peau très claire.
- itHa la pelle molto chiara.
- ptEla tem a pele muito clara.
- roAre pielea foarte deschisă.
- caTé la pell molt clara.
- enShe has very fair skin.