Where does “pill” come from?

pill (Estonian) comes from German pille, from Middle High German pille, from Latin pilula, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- — to grind, to crush.

pill (Estonian): instrument; pill

Definitions

  1. instrument; pill

Ancestry of “pill”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanpillepill, tablet
2Middle High Germanpille—
3LatinpilulaA small ball, globule; pellet; A pill
4Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
5Latinpīlusa hair
6Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
7Proto-Italicpistlom—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
9Proto-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 →