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Where does “pillo” come from?

pillo (Spanish) comes from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo-, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

pillo (Spanish): clever; cheeky, impudent; mean, nasty

Definitions

  1. clever; cheeky, impudent; mean, nasty

Ancestry of “pillo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpīlum—
2Proto-Italicpistlom—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

Words derived from “pillo”

  • pillería
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →