Where does “pilum” come from?

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

pilum (English): A Roman military javelin; The columella on the...

Definitions

  1. A Roman military javelin; The columella on the...

Ancestry of “pilum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
2Proto-Italicpistlom—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- →Every word from Proto-Italic pistlom →