Where does “pillager” come from?
pillager (English) comes from English pillage, from Old French pillage, from Old French piller, from Latin piliō, from Latin pilō, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum — to grind, to crush.
pillager (English): A person who pillages
Definitions
- A person who pillages
Ancestry of “pillager”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pillage | To loot or plunder by force, especially in time... |
| 2 | Old French | pillage | pillaging |
| 3 | Old French | piller | Alternative form of pillier; pillage; plunder |
| 4 | Latin | piliō | — |
| 5 | Latin | pilō | to put forth hairs, grow hairy |
| 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 |