Where does “intrapillar” come from?
intrapillar (English) comes from English pillar, from Old French pilier, from Vulgar Latin pilare, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- — to grind, to crush.
intrapillar (English): Within a pillar
Ancestry of “intrapillar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | pillar | A large post, often used as supporting... |
| 2 | Old French | pilier | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | pilare | a pillar |
| 4 | Latin | pila | mortar; pillar; pier |
| 5 | Latin | pīlus | — |
| 6 | Latin | pīlum | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pistlom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pis-tlo- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peys- | to grind, to crush |