Where does “pīlum” come from?

pīlum (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo-, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

pīlum (Latin): a pounder, pestle

Definitions

  1. a pounder, pestle

Ancestry of “pīlum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicpistlom—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

Words derived from “pīlum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- →Every word from Proto-Italic pistlom →