Where does “pillar” come from?

pillar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese pilar, 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.

pillar (Portuguese): Obsolete spelling of pilar

Definitions

  1. Obsolete spelling of pilar

Ancestry of “pillar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepilarpillar; to grind using a pestle
2Latinpilōto put forth hairs, grow hairy
3Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
4Latinpīlusa hair
5Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
6Proto-Italicpistlom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- →Every word from Proto-Italic pistlom →