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