Where does “pilo” come from?

pilo (Portuguese) comes from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo-, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

pilo (Portuguese): pilum

Definitions

  1. pilum

Ancestry of “pilo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
2Proto-Italicpistlom—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
4Proto-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 →