Where does “minipill” come from?
minipill (English) comes from English Pill, from Welsh pil, from English Peel, from Old French piller, from Latin piliō, from Latin pilō, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus — to grind, to crush.
minipill (English): A contraceptive pill containing only synthetic...
Definitions
- A contraceptive pill containing only synthetic...
Ancestry of “minipill”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Pill | OS grid ref ST5275 |
| 2 | Welsh | pil | peel, rind |
| 3 | English | Peel | A placename |
| 4 | Old French | piller | Alternative form of pillier; pillage; plunder |
| 5 | Latin | piliō | — |
| 6 | Latin | pilō | to put forth hairs, grow hairy |
| 7 | Latin | pila | mortar; pillar; pier |
| 8 | Latin | pīlus | a hair |
| 9 | Latin | pīlum | a pounder, pestle |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | pistlom | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pis-tlo- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | peys- | to grind, to crush |