Where does “pilose” come from?

pilose (English) comes from Latin pilōsus, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo-, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

pilose (English): Covered with fine hair

Definitions

  1. Covered with fine hair

Ancestry of “pilose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpilōsushairy, shaggy
2Latinpīlusa hair
3Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
4Proto-Italicpistlom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

Words derived from “pilose”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- →Every word from Proto-Italic pistlom →
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