Where does “pillageth” come from?
pillageth (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.
pillageth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “pillageth”, step by step
pillageth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pillage
| 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 |
via English eth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eth | A letter introduced into Old English to... |