Where does “egagrópila” come from?

egagrópila (Spanish) comes from Latin aegagropila, from Ancient Greek αἴγαγρος, 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.

egagrópila (Spanish): a food pellet regurgitated by owls and vultures

Definitions

  1. a food pellet regurgitated by owls and vultures

Ancestry of “egagrópila”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaegagropila—
2Ancient Greekαἴγαγροςa wild goat
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 →