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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

  1. A contraceptive pill containing only synthetic...

Ancestry of “minipill”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPill—
2Welshpil—
3EnglishPeel—
4Old FrenchpillerAlternative form of pillier; pillage; plunder
5Latinpiliō—
6Latinpilō—
7Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
8Latinpīlus—
9Latinpīlum—
10Proto-Italicpistlom—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush
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