Where does “pilar” come from?

pilar (English) comes from Latin pilaris, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo-, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

pilar (English): Relating to hair

Definitions

  1. Relating to hair

Ancestry of “pilar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpilarisof hair
2Latinpīlusa hair
3Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
4Proto-Italicpistlom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- →Every word from Proto-Italic pistlom →