Where does “piling” come from?
Piling comes from English pile, from Middle French pile, from Latin pila, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European peys-, a root meaning hair or fiber.
piling (English): A structural support comprising a length of wood,...
Definitions
- A structural support comprising a length of wood,...
Ancestry of “piling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pile | A mass of things heaped together; a heap; A group... |
| 2 | French | pile | heap, stack; pillar; battery |
| 3 | Old French | pile | — |
| 4 | Latin | pila | mortar; pillar; pier |
| 5 | Latin | pīlus | a hair |
| 6 | Latin | pīlum | a pounder, pestle |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pistlom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pis-tlo- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peys- | to grind, to crush |