Where does “pilour” come from?

pilour (Anglo-Norman) comes from Old French piler, from Vulgar Latin pilare, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo-, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

pilour (Anglo-Norman): plunderer; pillager

Definitions

  1. plunderer; pillager

Ancestry of “pilour”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpilerpillar
2Vulgar Latinpilarea pillar
3Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
4Latinpīlusa hair
5Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
6Proto-Italicpistlom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

Words derived from “pilour”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- →Every word from Proto-Italic pistlom →