Where does “pilaris” come from?

pilaris (Latin) comes 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.

pilaris (Latin): of hair

Definitions

  1. of hair

Ancestry of “pilaris”, step by step

pilaris traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin pīlus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpīlusa hair
2Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
3Proto-Italicpistlom
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

via Latin aris

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinarisa kind of arum; dative plural of āra; ablative...
2Ancient Greekἀρίςbow drill

Words derived from “pilaris

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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