Where does “dagen efter-piller” come from?

dagen efter-piller (Swedish) comes from Swedish piller, from Latin pilula, 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.

dagen efter-piller (Swedish): a morning-after pill

Definitions

  1. a morning-after pill

Ancestry of “dagen efter-piller”, step by step

dagen efter-piller traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish piller

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpillera pill
2LatinpilulaA small ball, globule; pellet; A pill
3Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
4Latinpīlusa hair
5Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
6Proto-Italicpistlom
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

via Swedish efter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishefterafter; subsequent; later in time than "or" later...
2Old Norseeptirafter; afterwards; along
3Proto-Norseᚨᚠᛏᛖᚱafter
4Proto-Germanicafterafter, behind
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epoterosfurther behind, further away

via Swedish dagen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdagen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys-