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Where does “expilo” come from?

expilo (Latin) comes 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.

expilo (Latin): I plunder, despoil, pillage

Definitions

  1. I plunder, despoil, pillage

Ancestry of “expilo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “expilo”

  • expilator
  • expilans
  • expilaturus
  • expilatus
  • expilandus
  • expilator
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