Where does “pilling” come from?
pilling (English) comes from English pill, from Middle English pille, from Middle Dutch pille, from Medieval Latin pilla, from Latin pilula, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum — to grind, to crush.
pilling (English): present participle of pill; Balls of fibre formed...
Definitions
- present participle of pill; Balls of fibre formed...
Ancestry of “pilling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pill | A small, usually round or cylindrical object... |
| 2 | Middle English | pille | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | pille | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | pilla | — |
| 5 | Latin | pilula | A small ball, globule; pellet; A pill |
| 6 | Latin | pila | mortar; pillar; pier |
| 7 | Latin | pīlus | a hair |
| 8 | Latin | pīlum | a pounder, pestle |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | pistlom | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pis-tlo- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | peys- | to grind, to crush |