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Where does “interpilaster” come from?

interpilaster (English) comes from English pilaster, from French pilastre, from Middle French pilastre, from Italian pilastro, from Italian pila, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum — to grind, to crush.

interpilaster (English): The interval or space between two pilasters

Definitions

  1. The interval or space between two pilasters

Ancestry of “interpilaster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpilasterA rectangular column that projects partially from...
2Frenchpilastre—
3Middle Frenchpilastre—
4Italianpilastropillar, column; pilaster; obelisk
5Italianpilapile; battery; torch / flashlight
6Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
7Latinpīlus—
8Latinpīlum—
9Proto-Italicpistlom—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush
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