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Where does “piler” come from?

piler (French) comes from Latin pilāre, from Latin pila, 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.

piler (French): to crush; to slam on the brakes of a vehicle,...

Definitions

  1. to crush; to slam on the brakes of a vehicle,...

Ancestry of “piler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpilāre—
2Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
3Latinpīlus—
4Latinpīlum—
5Proto-Italicpistlom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

Words derived from “piler”

  • pilon
  • piles
  • pilai
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →