Where does “pilo” come from?

pilo (Ido) comes 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.

pilo (Ido): hair, bristle; hair; wool

Definitions

  1. hair, bristle; hair; wool

Ancestry of “pilo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpīlusa hair
2Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
3Proto-Italicpistlom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

Words derived from “pilo”

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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