Where does “piloncillo” come from?

piloncillo (English) comes from Spanish piloncillo, from Spanish pilón, from Spanish -ón, from English -ön, from English -one, from English ketone, from German Keton, from German Aketon — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

piloncillo (English): panela

Definitions

  1. panela

Ancestry of “piloncillo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpiloncillopanela (unrefined sugar product)
2Spanishpilónpylon; A gift given by a vendor to accompany a...
3Spanish-ónemphasizes that something is large, grand,...
4English-önForming nouns denoting subatomic particles and quanta
5English-onea ketone; any similar compound containing a...
6EnglishketoneA homologous series of organic molecules whose...
7GermanKetonketone
8GermanAketonacetone
9Frenchacétoneacetone
10Latinacētumvinegar
11French-ateate
12Latin-ātused
13Proto-Italic-ātos
14Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tosEvery word from Latin -ātusEvery word from French -ate