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Where does “pilly” come from?

pilly (English) comes from English Pill, from Welsh pil, from English Peel, from Old French piller, from Latin piliō, from Latin pilō, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus — to grind, to crush.

pilly (English): Covered in pills; pillow

Definitions

  1. Covered in pills; pillow

Ancestry of “pilly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPill—
2Welshpil—
3EnglishPeel—
4Old FrenchpillerAlternative form of pillier; pillage; plunder
5Latinpiliō—
6Latinpilō—
7Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
8Latinpīlus—
9Latinpīlum—
10Proto-Italicpistlom—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

Words derived from “pilly”

  • pilliness
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →