Where does “pilasterlike” come from?
pilasterlike (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.
pilasterlike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a pilaster
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a pilaster
Ancestry of “pilasterlike”, step by step
pilasterlike 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 like
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | like | To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of;... |
| 2 | Dutch | luik | hatch; shutter; panel, as in a triptych |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | luke | — |
| 4 | Dutch | luiken | to close, to shut |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | luken | to close, to shut; to close, to become closed |
| 6 | Old Dutch | lūcan | to close, shut |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | lūkan | to close, to shut |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | lūkaną | to close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |