Where does “contrapiuliță” come from?

contrapiuliță (Romanian) comes from Romanian piuliță, from Romanian piuă, from Vulgar Latin pilla, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- — to grind, to crush.

contrapiuliță (Romanian): locknut

Definitions

  1. locknut

Ancestry of “contrapiuliță”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpiulițămortar; nut
2Romanianpiuăa wooden or metal vessel which is used for the...
3Vulgar Latinpilla—
4Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
5Latinpīlusa hair
6Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
7Proto-Italicpistlom—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
9Proto-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 →