Where does “sovepille” come from?
sovepille (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål pille, from Middle Low German pille, from Medieval Latin pilla, from Latin pilula, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom — to grind, to crush.
sovepille (Norwegian Bokmål): a sleeping pill
Ancestry of “sovepille”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | pille | a pill |
| 2 | Middle Low German | pille | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | pilla | — |
| 4 | Latin | pilula | A small ball, globule; pellet; A pill |
| 5 | Latin | pila | mortar; pillar; pier |
| 6 | Latin | pīlus | — |
| 7 | Latin | pīlum | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pistlom | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pis-tlo- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | peys- | to grind, to crush |