Etymology Explorer › Old French

Where does “pylu” come from?

pylu (Old French) comes from Proto-Germanic pulwı̨̄, from Latin pulvinus, from Latin -inus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

Ancestry of “pylu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicpulwı̨̄pillow
2Latinpulvinuscushion, pillow, bolster; an elevated piece of...
3Latin-inusOf or pertaining to; -ine
4Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “pylu”

  • pillow
  • pillowcase
  • pillowy
  • pillowslip
  • pillowlike
  • pillowtop
  • pillowless
  • pillowbeer
  • pillowside
  • pillowbook
  • pilloweth
  • pillowest
  • pilwe
  • pilo
  • hetpilo
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