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Where does “píndola” come from?

píndola (Catalan) comes from Catalan píl·lula, from Latin pilula, 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.

píndola (Catalan): pill

Definitions

  1. pill

Ancestry of “píndola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanpíl·lula—
2LatinpilulaA small ball, globule; pellet; A pill
3Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
4Latinpīlus—
5Latinpīlum—
6Proto-Italicpistlom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush
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