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Where does “pillier” come from?

pillier (Old French) 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.

pillier (Old French): to plunder; to pillage

Definitions

  1. to plunder; to pillage

Ancestry of “pillier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinpiliare—
2Latinpilāre—
3Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
4Latinpīlus—
5Latinpīlum—
6Proto-Italicpistlom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

Words derived from “pillier”

  • pillar
  • piller
  • pille
  • pillard
  • pillage
  • pilleur
  • piller
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →