Where does “expilatio” come from?

expilatio (Latin) comes from Latin expilo, from Latin pilō, 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.

expilatio (Latin): pillaging, plundering

Definitions

  1. pillaging, plundering

Ancestry of “expilatio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinexpiloI plunder, despoil, pillage
2Latinpilōto put forth hairs, grow hairy
3Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
4Latinpīlusa hair
5Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
6Proto-Italicpistlom
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-
8Proto-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
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