Where does “pilíř” come from?

pilíř (Czech) comes from French pilier, from Old French piler, from Vulgar Latin pilare, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- — to grind, to crush.

pilíř (Czech): pillar; prop

Definitions

  1. pillar; prop

Ancestry of “pilíř”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpilierpillar; prop
2Old Frenchpilerpillar
3Vulgar Latinpilarea pillar
4Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
5Latinpīlusa hair
6Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
7Proto-Italicpistlom—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
9Proto-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 →