Where does “pilar” come from?
pilar (Occitan) comes 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.
pilar (Occitan): pillar; to crush; to pulverize
Definitions
- pillar; to crush; to pulverize
Ancestry of “pilar”, step by step
pilar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin pilāre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pilāre | — |
| 2 | Latin | pila | mortar; pillar; pier |
| 3 | Latin | pīlus | a hair |
| 4 | Latin | pīlum | a pounder, pestle |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pistlom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pis-tlo- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peys- | to grind, to crush |
via Vulgar Latin pilare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | pilare | a pillar |