Where does “e-pilleri” come from?
e-pilleri (Finnish) comes from Finnish ehkäisypilleri, from Finnish pilleri, from Swedish piller, from Latin pilula, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom — to grind, to crush.
e-pilleri (Finnish): contraceptive pill
Definitions
- contraceptive pill
Ancestry of “e-pilleri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ehkäisypilleri | contraceptive pill |
| 2 | Finnish | pilleri | pill |
| 3 | Swedish | piller | a pill |
| 4 | Latin | pilula | A small ball, globule; pellet; A pill |
| 5 | Latin | pila | mortar; pillar; pier |
| 6 | Latin | pīlus | a hair |
| 7 | Latin | pīlum | a pounder, pestle |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pistlom | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pis-tlo- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | peys- | to grind, to crush |