Where does “pegliare” come from?

pegliare (Neapolitan) comes from Vulgar Latin piliare, from Latin pilāre, 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.

pegliare (Neapolitan): to grab

Definitions

  1. to grab

Ancestry of “pegliare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinpiliare—
2Latinpilāre—
3Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
4Latinpīlusa hair
5Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
6Proto-Italicpistlom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
8Proto-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 →