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by canadianhelper on February 11th, 2007
French for ball (to ball up?) and related to English platoon.
1637, from Fr. peloton "platoon, group of people" (15c.), from M.Fr. peloton, lit. "little ball," hence, "agglomeration," dim. of O.Fr. pelote "ball" (see pellet). The verb, in baseball, "to alternate (a player) with another in the same position" is attested from 1967.
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=peloton&searchmode=none
by debsmooth on February 11th, 2007
It's a dandy album by The Delgados too. I know this is not really an answer but thought I should mention.
by LynfromNM on February 11th, 2007
It comes from French for "small pellet", according to dictionary.com:
[Origin: 1710–20; < F: lit., ball, ball of string, equiv. to pelote ball (see pellet) + -on dim. suffix]
Etymology: French 'small pellet'
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