Where does “pilotari” come from?

pilotari (Basque) comes from Basque pilota, from Spanish pelota, 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.

pilotari (Basque): jai alai player

Definitions

  1. jai alai player

Ancestry of “pilotari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquepilotajai alai
2Spanishpelotaball; ball game; testicle
3Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
4Latinpīlusa hair
5Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
6Proto-Italicpistlom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

Words derived from “pilotari”

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