Where does “pilotejar” come from?

pilotejar (Catalan) comes from Catalan pilota, from Vulgar Latin pilotta, 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.

pilotejar (Catalan): to kick a ball about without playing a formal game

Definitions

  1. to kick a ball about without playing a formal game

Ancestry of “pilotejar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanpilotaball
2Vulgar Latinpilotta—
3Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
4Latinpīlusa hair
5Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
6Proto-Italicpistlom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
8Proto-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 →