Where does “pilastru” come from?
pilastru (Romanian) comes from French pilastre, from Middle French pilastre, from Italian pilastro, from Italian pila, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom — to grind, to crush.
pilastru (Romanian): pilaster
Definitions
- pilaster
Ancestry of “pilastru”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | pilastre | pilaster |
| 2 | Middle French | pilastre | — |
| 3 | Italian | pilastro | pillar, column; pilaster; obelisk |
| 4 | Italian | pila | pile; battery; torch / flashlight |
| 5 | Latin | pila | mortar; pillar; pier |
| 6 | Latin | pīlus | a hair |
| 7 | Latin | pīlum | a pounder, pestle |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pistlom | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pis-tlo- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | peys- | to grind, to crush |