Where does “piluccare” come from?
piluccare (Late Latin) comes from Latin pilare, from Latin pilo, 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.
Ancestry of “piluccare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pilare | present active infinitive of pilō; second-person... |
| 2 | Latin | pilo | I put forth hairs, grow hairy; I deprive of hair,... |
| 3 | Latin | pila | mortar; pillar; pier |
| 4 | Latin | pīlus | a hair |
| 5 | Latin | pīlum | a pounder, pestle |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | pistlom | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pis-tlo- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peys- | to grind, to crush |