Etymology of the English word poilu
the English word
poiluderived from the French word
poiluderived from the Old French word
peluderived from the Latin root
*pilutusderived from the Late Latin word
pilus (hair; chief; hair; bit, whit)
derived from the Greek word
pilusderived from the French word
poilderived from the Late Latin word
pilus (hair; chief; hair; bit, whit)
derived from the Greek word
pilusUsage
Word found in Modern English