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Where does “pilar” come from?

pilar (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.

pilar (Portuguese): pillar; to grind using a pestle

Definitions

  1. pillar; to grind using a pestle

Ancestry of “pilar”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pilar”

  • pillar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →