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
Ancestry of “vitaminpille”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | pille | pillar; pill; peel |
| 2 | Middle Low German | pille | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | pilla | — |
| 4 | Latin | pilula | A small ball, globule; pellet; A pill |
| 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 |