Where does “pillendraaier” come from?
pillendraaier (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.
pillendraaier (Dutch): a pharmacist
Definitions
- a pharmacist
Ancestry of “pillendraaier”, step by step
pillendraaier 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 draaien
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | draaien | To turn, to turn round; To play; To input into a... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | drâyen | to turn, to rotate |
| 3 | Old Dutch | thrāien | to turn, to rotate |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þrāan | to twist |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þrēaną | to twist, to turn |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |