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
- The interval or space between two pilasters
Ancestry of “interpilaster”, step by step
interpilaster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pilaster
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pilaster | A rectangular column that projects partially from... |
| 2 | French | pilastre | pilaster |
| 3 | Middle French | pilastre | — |
| 4 | Italian | pilastro | pillar, column; pilaster; obelisk |
| 5 | Italian | pila | pile; battery; torch / flashlight |
| 6 | Latin | pila | mortar; pillar; pier |
| 7 | Latin | pīlus | a hair |
| 8 | Latin | pīlum | a pounder, pestle |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | pistlom | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pis-tlo- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | peys- | to grind, to crush |
via English inter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inter | To bury in a grave; To confine, as in a prison |
| 2 | Middle English | enteren | — |
| 3 | French | entrer | to enter |
| 4 | Middle French | entrer | to enter |
| 5 | Old French | entrer | to enter |
| 6 | Latin | intrō | to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate |
| 7 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 8 | Latin | interus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |