depilatory

/dɪˈpɪləˌtɔːɹi/dih-PIH-luh-taw-ree

/dɪˈpɪləˌtɔɹi/dih-PIH-luh-taw-ree

Meaningremoving hair

Common meaning: removing hair

dedown, away, off; undoing
pila single hairLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1377 · scan
atLatin ending: it (dwells)
oryplace ending: a place for

‘down, away, off’ + ‘a single hair’ → depilatory

Journey through time

Latinpilus‘a single hair’
Englishdepilatory‘removing hair’ · today

de- also in: deter decamp decide deduce defame

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin pilus ‘a single hair’.

Roots

pilus Latin “a single hair”

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