Where does “pigułeczka” come from?
pigułeczka (Polish) comes from Polish pigułka, from Polish piguła, from Latin pilula, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- — to grind, to crush.
Ancestry of “pigułeczka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | pigułka | pill |
| 2 | Polish | piguła | Augmentative of pigułka; nurse |
| 3 | Latin | pilula | A small ball, globule; pellet; A pill |
| 4 | Latin | pila | mortar; pillar; pier |
| 5 | Latin | pīlus | a hair |
| 6 | Latin | pīlum | a pounder, pestle |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pistlom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pis-tlo- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peys- | to grind, to crush |