Where does “Pill” come from?
Pill is not directly etymologized from the provided chain; the chain traces pull (Middle English pullen, Old English pullian) through Welsh pwl, but Pill's origin remains unknown.
Ancestry of “Pill”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Welsh | pil | — |
| 2 | English | Peel | — |
| 3 | Old French | piller | Alternative form of pillier; pillage; plunder |
| 4 | Latin | piliō | — |
| 5 | Latin | pilō | — |
| 6 | Latin | pila | mortar; pillar; pier |
| 7 | Latin | pīlus | — |
| 8 | Latin | pīlum | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | pistlom | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pis-tlo- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | peys- | to grind, to crush |