Where does “皮爾” come from?
皮爾 (Chinese) comes from English Peel, from Old French piller, from Latin piliō, from Latin pilō, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom — to grind, to crush.
Ancestry of “皮爾”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Peel | — |
| 2 | Old French | piller | Alternative form of pillier; pillage; plunder |
| 3 | Latin | piliō | — |
| 4 | Latin | pilō | — |
| 5 | Latin | pila | mortar; pillar; pier |
| 6 | Latin | pīlus | — |
| 7 | Latin | pīlum | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pistlom | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pis-tlo- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | peys- | to grind, to crush |