Where does “piles” come from?

piles (Latin) comes from Latin pilo, 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.

piles (Latin): second-person singular present active subjunctive...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular present active subjunctive...

Ancestry of “piles”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpiloI put forth hairs, grow hairy; I deprive of hair,...
2Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
3Latinpīlusa hair
4Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
5Proto-Italicpistlom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-
7Proto-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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