Where does “Pill” come from?

Pill (Hunsrik) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

Pill (Hunsrik): pill

Definitions

  1. pill

Ancestry of “Pill”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanpille
2LatinpilulaA small ball, globule; pellet; A pill
3Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
4Latinpīlusa hair
5Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
6Proto-Italicpistlom
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys-
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