myEtymology.com: English etymology of depilating

Etymology of the English word depilating

the English word depilating

derived from the English word depilate

derived 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 pilus

derived 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)