Where does “chilo” come from?
chilo (Italian) comes from English chill, from Middle English ichille, from Middle English Will, from Middle English William, from Anglo-Norman Willame, from Old High German Willahelm, from Old High German helm, from Proto-West Germanic helm — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.
chilo (Italian): kilo; chyle
Ancestry of “chilo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | chill | A moderate, but uncomfortable and penetrating... |
| 2 | Middle English | ichille | — |
| 3 | Middle English | Will | — |
| 4 | Middle English | William | — |
| 5 | Anglo-Norman | Willame | — |
| 6 | Old High German | Willahelm | William |
| 7 | Old High German | helm | helmet |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | helm | helmet |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | helmaz | helmet |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | halmaz | halm; stem; stalk; straw; hay |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱolh₂mos | stalk |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₂- | to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab |
Words derived from “chilo”