Etymology of the English word depilate
the English word
depilatederived from the Latin word
depilatio (depilation)
derived from the Latin word
depilatus (having one's hair, plumage plucked; swindled)
derived from the Latin word
depilare (strip hair, feathers; pull out hair)
derived from the Latin word
pilare (grow hairy; depilate; plunder)
derived from the Late Latin word
pilus (hair; chief; hair; bit, whit)
derived from the Greek word
pilusderived from the Latin word
pila (ball; sphere; squared pillar; pier, pile)
using the Late Latin prefix
de-derived from the Latin word
de (away; down)
Date
The earliest known usage of depilate in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
depilated,
depilatingUsage
Word found in Modern English
