Where does “pilin” come from?

pilin (English) comes from English pilus, 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.

pilin (English): Any of a class of fibrous proteins found in pilus...

Definitions

  1. Any of a class of fibrous proteins found in pilus...

Ancestry of “pilin”, step by step

pilin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pilus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpilusA hair; A hairlike appendage found on the cell...
2Latinpīlusa hair
3Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
4Proto-Italicpistlom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

via English in

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinUsed to indicate location, inclusion, or position...
2Middle EnglishinAny kind of accomodation; particularly; A home or...
3Old Englishinin; Alternative form of inn
4Proto-West Germanic*in—

Words derived from “pilin”

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