Where does “pilar” come from?

pilar (Catalan) comes 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.

pilar (Catalan): pillar; a castell built with just one casteller...

Definitions

  1. pillar; a castell built with just one casteller...

Ancestry of “pilar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinpilarea pillar
2Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
3Latinpīlusa hair
4Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
5Proto-Italicpistlom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- →Every word from Proto-Italic pistlom →