Where does “pilliness” come from?
pilliness (English) comes from English pilly, from English Pill, from Welsh pil, from English Peel, from Old French piller, from Latin piliō, from Latin pilō, from Latin pila — to grind, to crush.
pilliness (English): The state or condition of being pilly
Definitions
- The state or condition of being pilly
Ancestry of “pilliness”, step by step
pilliness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pilly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pilly | Covered in pills; pillow |
| 2 | English | Pill | OS grid ref ST5275 |
| 3 | Welsh | pil | peel, rind |
| 4 | English | Peel | A placename |
| 5 | Old French | piller | Alternative form of pillier; pillage; plunder |
| 6 | Latin | piliō | — |
| 7 | Latin | pilō | to put forth hairs, grow hairy |
| 8 | Latin | pila | mortar; pillar; pier |
| 9 | Latin | pīlus | a hair |
| 10 | Latin | pīlum | a pounder, pestle |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | pistlom | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pis-tlo- | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | peys- | to grind, to crush |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |