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Where does “pil-” come from?

pil- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Algonquian *pi·l-.

pil- (Proto-Indo-European): one string of hair; string of hair; strand of...

Definitions

  1. one string of hair; string of hair; strand of...

Ancestry of “pil-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Algonquian*pi·l-—

Words derived from “pil-”

  • capillary
  • compilation
  • compiler
  • peel
  • compile
  • peeling
  • plush
  • pillage
  • capillarity
  • unpeeled
  • recompile
  • pilus
  • decompile
  • pilin
  • poilu
  • pilocytic
  • recompilation
  • pilosebaceous
  • precapillary
  • piloerection
  • depilation
  • postcapillary
  • plushy
  • capillaritis
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