Where does “pillola” come from?

pillola (Italian) comes from Latin pilula, 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.

pillola (Italian): pill; contraceptive pill, the pill

Definitions

  1. pill; contraceptive pill, the pill

Ancestry of “pillola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpilulaA small ball, globule; pellet; A pill
2Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
3Latinpīlusa hair
4Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
5Proto-Italicpistlom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

Words derived from “pillola”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →