Where does “pille” come from?
pille (Middle English) comes from Middle Dutch pille, from Medieval Latin pilla, from Latin pilula, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- — to grind, to crush.
Ancestry of “pille”, step by step
pille traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Dutch pille
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | pille | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | pilla | — |
| 3 | Latin | pilula | A small ball, globule; pellet; A pill |
| 4 | Latin | pila | mortar; pillar; pier |
| 5 | Latin | pīlus | a hair |
| 6 | Latin | pīlum | a pounder, pestle |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pistlom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pis-tlo- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peys- | to grind, to crush |
via Middle Low German pille
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | pille | pill ball of medicine |