Where does “Pillenknick” come from?
Pillenknick (German) 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.
Pillenknick (German): baby bust originally linked to the introduction of the contraceptive pill
Definitions
- baby bust originally linked to the introduction of the contraceptive pill
Ancestry of “Pillenknick”, step by step
Pillenknick traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German pille
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | pille | pill, tablet |
| 2 | Middle High German | pille | — |
| 3 | Latin | pilula | A small ball, globule; pellet; A pill |
| 4 | Latin | pila | mortar; pillar; pier |
| 5 | Latin | pīlus | a hair |
| 6 | Latin | pīlum | a pounder, pestle |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pistlom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pis-tlo- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peys- | to grind, to crush |