Where does “Pilar” come from?

Pilar (Spanish) comes from Spanish pilar, from Latin pilō, 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.

Pilar (Spanish): pillar, pier, mainstay

Definitions

  1. pillar, pier, mainstay

Ancestry of “Pilar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpilarpillar, pier; The player who is next to the...
2Latinpilōto put forth hairs, grow hairy
3Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
4Latinpīlusa hair
5Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
6Proto-Italicpistlom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
8Proto-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 →