Where does “piles” come from?

Piles comes from Latin pila, from Latin pilum, from Proto-Indo-European peys-, a root of uncertain original meaning that also produced Latin pilus.

piles (English): plural of pile; API pl; A large amount of

Definitions

  1. plural of pile; API pl; A large amount of

Ancestry of “piles”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
2Latinpīlusa hair
3Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
4Proto-Italicpistlom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

Words derived from “piles”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- →Every word from Proto-Italic pistlom →