Where does “pilamalleus” come from?
pilamalleus (Latin) comes 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.
pilamalleus (Latin): golf
Definitions
- golf
Ancestry of “pilamalleus”, step by step
pilamalleus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin pila
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pila | mortar; pillar; pier |
| 2 | Latin | pīlus | a hair |
| 3 | Latin | pīlum | a pounder, pestle |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | pistlom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pis-tlo- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peys- | to grind, to crush |
via Latin malleus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | malleus | hammer, mallet; a disease of animals; the... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂-no- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |