Where does “piuliță” come from?

piuliță (Romanian) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

piuliță (Romanian): mortar; nut

Definitions

  1. mortar; nut

Ancestry of “piuliță”, step by step

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

Words derived from “piuliță”

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