Where does “micropile” come from?

micropile (Italian) comes from Italian pile, from English pile, from French pile, from Old French pile, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom — to grind, to crush.

micropile (Italian): Microfleece

Definitions

  1. Microfleece

Ancestry of “micropile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpilefleece; plural of pila
2EnglishpileA mass of things heaped together; a heap; A group...
3Frenchpileheap, stack; pillar; battery
4Old Frenchpile—
5Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
6Latinpīlusa hair
7Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
8Proto-Italicpistlom—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
10Proto-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 →