Where does “fillar” come from?
fillar (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin pilō, 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.
fillar (Old Portuguese): to catch a prey; to obtain
Definitions
- to catch a prey; to obtain
Ancestry of “fillar”, step by step
fillar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin pilō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pilō | to put forth hairs, grow hairy |
| 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 Galician fillo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | fillo | son; children; scion |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | filho | — |
| 3 | Latin | fīlius | a son |
| 4 | Old Latin | fīlios | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁y-li-os | sucker |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁(y)- | to suckle, nurse |
via Latin pilāre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pilāre | — |