Pilosity
/paɪˈlɒsɪti/noun
The condition or quality of being hairy or covered with hair.
Did you know?The same Latin root appears in the biological term pilus, meaning a hairlike structure, including tiny appendages found on certain bacteria.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*pīl-
“Hair or fiber; a proposed ancient root underlying Latin pilus”
Classical Latin
Latin
pilus
“A hair”
Classical Latin
Latin
pilosus
“Hairy or shaggy”
Medieval Latin
Latin
pilositas
“Hairiness”
18th Century
French
pilosité
“Hairiness; the condition of being hairy”
19th Century
English
pilosity
“The state of being hairy, especially in anatomical or zoological description”