Where does “pilorier” come from?

pilorier (French) comes from French pilori, from Middle French pilori, from Old French pilori, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- — to grind, to crush.

pilorier (French): to pillory

Definitions

  1. to pillory

Ancestry of “pilorier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpiloripillory; stocks
2Middle Frenchpiloripillory
3Old Frenchpiloripillory
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
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