Where does “piléar” come from?

piléar (Irish) comes from Tok Pisin pelet, from Old French pelote, from Vulgar Latin pilotta, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- — to grind, to crush.

piléar (Irish): pillar large post

Definitions

  1. pillar large post

Ancestry of “piléar”, step by step

piléar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tok Pisin pelet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tok Pisinpeletplate
2Old Frenchpelotesmall ball
3Vulgar Latinpilotta
4Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
5Latinpīlusa hair
6Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
7Proto-Italicpistlom
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

via Old French pilier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpilier
2Vulgar Latinpilarea pillar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo-Every word from Proto-Italic pistlom