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

  1. to catch a prey; to obtain

Ancestry of “fillar”, step by step

fillar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin pilō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpilōto put forth hairs, grow hairy
2Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
3Latinpīlusa hair
4Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
5Proto-Italicpistlom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

via Galician fillo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianfilloson; children; scion
2Old Portuguesefilho
3Latinfīliusa son
4Old Latinfīlios
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁y-li-ossucker
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

via Latin pilāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpilāre
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo-Every word from Proto-Italic pistlom