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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | pilly | Covered in pills; pillow |
| 2 | English | Pill | — |
| 3 | Welsh | pil | — |
| 4 | English | Peel | — |
| 5 | Old French | piller | Alternative form of pillier; pillage; plunder |
| 6 | Latin | piliō | — |
| 7 | Latin | pilō | — |
| 8 | Latin | pila | mortar; pillar; pier |
| 9 | Latin | pīlus | — |
| 10 | Latin | pīlum | — |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | pistlom | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pis-tlo- | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | peys- | to grind, to crush |