Where does “împila” come from?

împila (Romanian) comes from Latin impillāre, from Latin pilāre, 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.

împila (Romanian): to press (down upon), step on, tamp, compress

Definitions

  1. to press (down upon), step on, tamp, compress

Ancestry of “împila”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinimpillāre—
2Latinpilāre—
3Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
4Latinpīlusa hair
5Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
6Proto-Italicpistlom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

Words derived from “împila”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- →Every word from Proto-Italic pistlom →