Where does “peileadóir” come from?

peileadóir (Irish) comes from Irish peil, from Proto-Brythonic *pel, 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.

peileadóir (Irish): footballer

Definitions

  1. footballer

Ancestry of “peileadóir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishpeilfootball; Gaelic football
2Proto-Brythonic*pel
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-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo-Every word from Proto-Italic pistlom