Where does “pillarize” come from?

pillarize (English) comes from English pillar, from Old French pilier, from Vulgar Latin pilare, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- — to grind, to crush.

pillarize (English): To divide into social pillars, in which each...

Definitions

  1. To divide into social pillars, in which each...

Ancestry of “pillarize”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpillarA large post, often used as supporting...
2Old Frenchpilier—
3Vulgar Latinpilarea pillar
4Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
5Latinpīlusa hair
6Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
7Proto-Italicpistlom—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

Words derived from “pillarize”

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