Where does โ€œpillโ€ come from?

pill (Middle English) comes from Old English pyll, from Proto-Germanic pullijaz, from Proto-Germanic pullaz, from Albanian pรซllas, from Latin palฤtium, from Etruscan ๐Œš๐Œ€๐Œ‹๐Œ€๐Œƒ โ€” sky.

Ancestry of โ€œpillโ€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishpylltidal pool, inlet, sheltered bay
2Proto-Germanicpullijazsmall pool, ditch, creek
3Proto-Germanicpullazround object; head; top, summit, peak
4Albanianpรซllaspalate
5Latinpalฤtiumโ€”
6Etruscan๐Œš๐Œ€๐Œ‹๐Œ€๐Œƒsky

Words derived from โ€œpillโ€

Every word from Etruscan ๐Œš๐Œ€๐Œ‹๐Œ€๐Œƒ โ†’Every word from Latin palฤtium โ†’Every word from Albanian pรซllas โ†’