Where does “vitaminpille” come from?
vitaminpille (Danish) comes from Danish pille, from Middle Low German pille, from Medieval Latin pilla, from Latin pilula, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom — to grind, to crush.
vitaminpille (Danish): vitamin pill
Definitions
- vitamin pill
Ancestry of “vitaminpille”, step by step
vitaminpille traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish pille
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | pille | pillar; pill; peel |
| 2 | Middle Low German | pille | pill ball of medicine |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | pilla | — |
| 4 | Latin | pilula | A small ball, globule; pellet; A pill |
| 5 | Latin | pila | mortar; pillar; pier |
| 6 | Latin | pīlus | a hair |
| 7 | Latin | pīlum | a pounder, pestle |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pistlom | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pis-tlo- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | peys- | to grind, to crush |
via Danish vitamin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | vitamin | vitamin |