Where does “pillendoos” come from?
pillendoos (Dutch) comes from Dutch pil, from Middle Dutch 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.
pillendoos (Dutch): a pillbox box for pills
Definitions
- a pillbox box for pills
Ancestry of “pillendoos”, step by step
pillendoos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch pil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | pil | a pill, an usually ball- or oval-shaped, coated... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | pille | — |
| 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 Dutch doos
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | doos | box; vagina; stupid female, cunt |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | dōse | — |
| 3 | Latin | dosis | dose |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δόσις | giving, a gift; license, permission; portion |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δίδωμι | I give, present, offer; I grant, allow, permit;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |