Where does “pillería” come from?
pillería (Spanish) comes from Spanish pillo, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo-, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.
pillería (Spanish): tricking, playing tricks
Ancestry of “pillería”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | pillo | clever; cheeky, impudent; mean, nasty |
| 2 | Latin | pīlum | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | pistlom | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pis-tlo- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peys- | to grind, to crush |