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
- plural of pile; API pl; A large amount of
Ancestry of “piles”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | pila | mortar; pillar; pier |
| 2 | Latin | pīlus | — |
| 3 | Latin | pīlum | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | pistlom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pis-tlo- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peys- | to grind, to crush |
Words derived from “piles”