Where does “piller” come from?
piller (English) comes from Anglo-Norman pilour, from Old French piler, 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.
piller (English): A plunderer or thief; Pronunciation spelling of...
Definitions
- A plunderer or thief; Pronunciation spelling of...
Ancestry of “piller”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Anglo-Norman | pilour | plunderer; pillager |
| 2 | Old French | piler | pillar |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | pilare | a pillar |
| 4 | Latin | pila | mortar; pillar; pier |
| 5 | Latin | pīlus | — |
| 6 | Latin | pīlum | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pistlom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pis-tlo- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peys- | to grind, to crush |