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Where does “pigliare” come from?

pigliare (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin piliare, from Latin pilāre, 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.

pigliare (Italian): Synonym of prendere

Definitions

  1. Synonym of prendere

Ancestry of “pigliare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinpiliare—
2Latinpilāre—
3Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
4Latinpīlus—
5Latinpīlum—
6Proto-Italicpistlom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

Words derived from “pigliare”

  • pillar
  • impigliare
  • impigliamento
  • scompigliare
  • scompigliamento
  • pigliabile
  • scompigliabile
  • pilhagem
  • pilha
  • pilhar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →