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

  1. A plunderer or thief; Pronunciation spelling of...

Ancestry of “piller”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanpilourplunderer; pillager
2Old Frenchpilerpillar
3Vulgar Latinpilarea pillar
4Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
5Latinpīlusa hair
6Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
7Proto-Italicpistlom—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →