Where does “piollo” come from?
piollo (Galician) comes from Late Latin peduclus, from Latin peduculus, from Latin pedīculus, from Latin pēdis, from Latin pēs, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
piollo (Galician): louse; a certain sickness that causes tongue...
Definitions
- louse; a certain sickness that causes tongue...
Ancestry of “piollo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | peduclus | Alternative form of pēduculus |
| 2 | Latin | peduculus | Alternative form of pēdiculus; louse |
| 3 | Latin | pedīculus | A little foot |
| 4 | Latin | pēdis | louse |
| 5 | Latin | pēs | a foot, in its senses as |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |